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As early as 1941, Speer wrote articles for Ghost Town News, which was the Knott’s Berry Farm newspaper. In 1956, twenty years after creating his museum, Speer (at age 72) donated his carefully catalogued collection of 30,000 items to Knott’s Berry Farm in return for Knott’s agreeing to house it, display it and retain Speer as curator.
Walter Marvin Knott (December 11, 1889 – December 3, 1981) was an American farmer and businessman who founded the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in Buena Park, California, introduced and mass-marketed the boysenberry, and founded the Knott's Berry Farm food brand.
Knott's Berry Farm is a 57-acre (2,500,000 sq ft; 230,000 m 2) amusement park in Buena Park, California, United States, owned and operated by Six Flags.In March 2015, it was ranked as the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America, while averaging approximately 4 million visitors per year.
As early as 1941, Speer wrote articles for Ghost Town News, which was the Knott's Berry Farm newspaper. In 1956, twenty years after creating his museum, Speer (at age 72) donated the carefully catalogued collection (which had grown to 30,000 items) to Knott's Berry Farm in return for Knott's housing it, displaying it and naming Speer as curator.
Knott's Lagoon ? 1983 various An artificial lake that featured, row boats, paddle boats and the Cordelia K steamboat. When Camp Snoopy expansion replaced the North parking lot, Knott's Lagoon was bulldozed and paved over for the new main parking lot. The connecting underpass now leads to the main parking. Knott's Pacific Pavilion 1986 1998 N/A
Years later, a fellow grower named Walter Knott heard about the berry and tracked down Boysen. Knott was able to bring a few dying vines back to life at his farm, now known as Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. He named the fruit after Boysen. [4] [5] [6]
GhostRider is a wooden roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California.It is located in the Ghost Town section of the park, south of the main entrance.. Manufactured by Custom Coasters International, GhostRider is the longest wooden coaster on the West Coast of the United States, measuring 4,533 feet (1,382 m) long and 118 feet (36
History of Knott's Berry Farm; B. Beagle Express Railroad; Boomerang (roller coaster) Boysenberry; C. Calico River Rapids; ... Media in category "Knott's Berry Farm"