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The Great Escape was opened in 1954 as Storytown USA, a Mother Goose themed amusement park by businessman Charles Wood who bought the land with his wife for $75,000. [ 2 ] : 47 In 1957, realizing that the park was geared only toward small children, the park opened its Ghost Town area, the first of many themed areas opened in the park's history.
Success followed this Mother Goose themed park and in 1959 he opened a second amusement park in the village of Lake George, New York, this one named Gaslight Village, which closed in 1989. Storytown USA changed its name to The Great Escape in 1983 and was eventually sold to new owners in 1996, finally winding up under the Six Flags park umbrella.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km 2), all land.It is situated beside Lake George.The village is located approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of Albany and about 200 miles (320 km) north of New York City and northwest of Boston, Massachusetts.
Lake George drains into Lake Champlain to its north through a short stream, the La Chute River, with many falls and rapids, dropping 226 feet (69 m) in its 3.5-mile (5.6 km) course—virtually all of which is within the lands of Ticonderoga, New York, and near the site of Fort Ticonderoga.
Big Hollow – A hamlet northwest of Lake George village. Bloody Pond – A pond in the southern part of town that received its name from the Battle of Lake George. Crosbyside – A hamlet east of Lake George village. Diamond Point – A hamlet north of Lake George village on the western shore of Lake George. This hamlet has ZIP code 12824.
Gaslight Village was a Vaudeville themed amusement park in Lake George, New York. The park was located along New York State Route 9N, U.S. Route 9 and Warren County Route 69 (West Brook Road) in the village. It opened in 1959, designed by Arto Monaco and built by amusement park builder Charles Wood.
Lake George Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Ticonderoga, in Essex County, New York.The district contains 20 contributing buildings on 14 properties; 12 houses and eight garages.
Royal C. Peabody Estate, also known as Wikiosco ("Home of Beautiful Waters"), is a historic lakefront estate located at Lake George, Warren County, New York.It was built about 1905 and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, asymmetrical Tudor Revival–style summer residence.