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Boyce Park is a 1,096-acre (4.44 km 2) county park lying mostly in the Borough of Plum, in eastern Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a part of the county's 12,000-acre (49 km 2) network of nine distinct parks. Its southernmost reaches (south of Old Frankstown Road) also extend into neighboring Monroeville.
Soak City originally opened in 1989 as a 12-acre (4.9 ha) water park under the name WaterWorks featuring 15 water slides, a wave pool, and a lazy river ride called Action River. [3] WaterWorks was the first themed area to be added to Kings Island since 1976, bringing the total to seven. The cost was roughly $4 million USD. [4]
The Boyce Campus, named after William D. Boyce who founded the Boy Scouts of America, is on a 120 acres (0.49 km 2) plot in suburban Monroeville, Pennsylvania and can be accessed by the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Routes 48 and Business 22. Adjacent to Boyce Park, the single-building campus features a park-like setting and commanding countryside ...
Located in 210-acre Wildwood Park Boyce Park Nature Center: Monroeville: Allegheny: Pittsburgh Metro Area: Operated by the County, displays include animals, plants, rocks and fossils, live animals Briar Bush Nature Center: Abington: Montgomery: Delaware Valley: website, 12.5 acres, includes Dede Long Nature Museum, seasonal butterfly house ...
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This American park is situated 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown Pittsburgh in Collier, North Fayette, and Robinson Townships. Settlers Cabin has the most heavily used of the county's three wave pools. The location along the major route to the airport makes it accessible, and swimmers from Ohio and West Virginia can easily reach the site.
All city pools except Barton Springs are offering free pool admission through Sept. 30.
The first outdoor wave pool in the United States was opened on Memorial Day 1961 (May 29) at Oceana Park in Newbury, Ohio. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] One of three owners of Oceana Park, Miklos Matrai, holds US Patent 3005207 , filed on January 13, 1959, and patented on October 24, 1961, which describes a specially constructed swimming pool having means for ...