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Six Flags America is an amusement park in Woodmore, Maryland, United States, [2] [3] near Upper Marlboro, [4] adjacent to the Washington, DC metropolitan area.. Founded as a wildlife center in 1974 by Ross Perot, ABC television operated the park as a drive-through safari called The Largo Wildlife Preserve, from 1974 [5] until its closure, in 1978.
Carlin's Park was a park in Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded in 1918 by John J. Carlin. [ 1 ] The park was noted among members of the outdoor amusement park industry for the development of profitable winter operation and activities. [ 1 ]
1921 newspaper ad for Bay Shore Park. North Point State Park is a public recreation area located on Chesapeake Bay in Edgemere, Baltimore County, Maryland. The state park includes the site of the former Bay Shore Park, which was one of the state's premiere amusement parks during the first half of the 20th century. The park features restored ...
Entrance to Enchanted Forest Amusement Park in 1987. The Sliding Board in 1987. The Enchanted Forest was a theme park in Ellicott City, Maryland, on U.S. Route 40 (Baltimore National Pike) near the intersection with Bethany Lane. Other theme parks with the same name have since opened elsewhere.
Gwynn Oak Park is a park that was the site of a privately owned amusement park, located in the community of Gwynn Oak, just outside northwest Baltimore, Maryland, in Baltimore County. The 64-acre (260,000 m 2 ) park is at the corner of Gwynn Oak and Gwyndale avenues, about a quarter mile off of Liberty Heights Avenue .
Riverview Park was an early amusement park in Baltimore, Maryland, located off Broening Parkway in the area known as Point Breeze. The park began operating in 1890 and featured a roller coaster, water attractions, and live shows and concerts.
In 1877, the site was opened as an amusement park and resort area by the Western Maryland Railway (WM). [1] During the summer months the railroad offered frequent train service on its "Blue Mountain Express" from Baltimore to Pen Mar. [2]: 244–6 The WM also ran trains from Hagerstown, Maryland, to Pen Mar. [3]
Marshall Hall was an amusement park at Marshall Hall, Maryland, located diagonally south from Mount Vernon, Virginia (the home of George Washington) on the banks of the Potomac River. The site of a small amusement park opened in the early 1920s and included a small wooden roller coaster. A larger wooden roller coaster was built in its place in ...