Rocky Glen Park
Known by a variety of names over its 101-year existence, Rocky Glen Park was a park near Moosic, Pennsylvania. Founded by Arthur Frothingham in 1886 as a picnic park, it was transformed into an amusement park by engineer and entrepreneur Frederick Ingersoll in 1904. The trolley park was a popular Pennsylvania attraction that featured rides, arcades, and restaurants – even as a "wild west" theme park in the 1970s – until its closure in 1987.
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Rocky Glen Park
Known by a variety of names over its 101-year existence, Rocky Glen Park was a park near Moosic, Pennsylvania. Founded by Arthur Frothingham in 1886 as a picnic park, it was transformed into an amusement park by engineer and entrepreneur Frederick Ingersoll in 1904. The trolley park was a popular Pennsylvania attraction that featured rides, arcades, and restaurants – even as a "wild west" theme park in the 1970s – until its closure in 1987.
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Known by a variety of names ov ...... s – until its closure in 1987.
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architect
Arthur Frothingham; Frederick Ingersoll
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Interest in land 1886; Became destination in 1903
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designated PAhistoric type
2008-08-09
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None
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Location
Rocky Glen Rd., 1/4 mile off Rt. 502
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Pennsylvania
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Location of the former Rocky Glen Park in Pennsylvania
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Rocky Glen Park
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PA
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41.353271 -75.705919
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Known by a variety of names ov ...... s – until its closure in 1987.
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Rocky Glen Park
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4.1353271e+1
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-7.5705919e+1