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Festival at Williams Park to offer children's activities. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The Williams family began hosting picnics in 1850 at a small grove near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.Within a few years, the grove was developed into a park. In 1873, the Cumberland Valley Railroad, which operated the newly constructed Dillsburg and Mechanicsburg Railroad, leased the grove from the Williams family, planning to build it into a resort destination.
GIBSONBURG - The village's annual Ugly Sweater 5K Run and Walk brought out more than 200 runners on Saturday. Logan Johnson, 28, Fremont, was the winner of the Ugly Sweater 5K Run and Walk.
In 1928, the grove was sold to Roy Richwine, who developed it into a full amusement park and opened Williams Grove Speedway in 1939. In 1963, Ashcombe Farm & Greenhouses opened on the eastern end of the village. On May 22, 1989, two men who lived at the Williams Grove Mobile Home Park tossed illegal fireworks onto the roof of Ashcombe's.
The John Williams House, also known as the Williams Mansion House, is an historic American home that is located near Williams Grove in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
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Koziar's Christmas Village is a seasonal attraction located in Jefferson Township, near Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S., approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Reading. [1]