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Chippewa Lake Park is an abandoned amusement park located in Chippewa Lake, Ohio, Medina County. It operated from 1878 through 1978, after the final owner, Continental Business Enterprises closed it due to a lack of attendance. The rides and structures were left largely untouched and unmaintained for over 45 years.
Defunct Amusement Parks of Illinois Over 80 defunct Illinois amusement parks: history and photos. Defunct amusement parks; 10¢ A Ticket: The Stories & Glories of Old Amusement Parks, WBGU-PBS documentary about 21 amusement parks located in Northwest Ohio since the 1800s; Abandoned amusement park ruins on moderndayruins.com
The city's vast theme park, Six Flags New Orleans (formerly Jazzland), was once another popular Louisiana attraction. The complex opened in 2000 and ran successfully for five years. Darrell Miller
Geauga Lake was an amusement park in Bainbridge Township and Aurora, Ohio. It was established in 1887, in what had been a local recreation area adjacent to a lake of the same name . The first amusement ride was added in 1889, and the park's first roller coaster – the Big Dipper – was built in 1925.
All of the rides moved to Fun Fair at Chain of Rocks Amusement Park. [44] Hydro Adventures: Poplar Bluff: 2003–2020 Lake Contrary Amusement Park St. Joseph: 1890–1960 Mannion's Park St. Louis: 1899–1947 Mannion's Park and Souter's Park were Downs' Park original names. [45] West End Heights St. Louis: 1904–1912 [46] Westlake Park St ...
Big Dipper was a wooden roller coaster located at the defunct Geauga Lake amusement park in Bainbridge Township, Ohio. Originally opened in 1925 as Sky Rocket, it was renamed Clipper in the late 1940s, and eventually Big Dipper in 1969. It was the oldest operating roller coaster in Ohio and seventh-oldest in the United States when it closed in ...
The city of Sandusky is the location of 114 of these properties and districts; they are listed separately, while the remaining 65 sites, including both National Historic Landmarks, are listed here. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024.