Kennywood
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If you like wooden coasters, Kennywood is the place. Three great old wooden coasters: Jack Rabbit (1921), Pippin (1924) (renamed Thunderbolt in 1968), and the Racer. One of only two amusement parks listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WM452V
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2008
Views: 31
Marker Text:
A National Historic Landmark, designated 1987. In 1898 a picnic grove on Anthony Kenny's farm here was leased to the Monongahela Street Railway Co. for an amusement park linked to Pittsburgh by its trolley line. Sold to private interests in 1906, the park was to survive a Depression, recessions, and two World Wars. Years after most other "trolley parks" had closed, Kennywood was still thriving.
Marker Name: Kennywood
County: Allegheny
Date Dedicated: 08/05/1992
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 4800 Kennywood Boulevard, West Mifflin
Category: Sports
Website: [Web Link]
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