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Amusement Parks of Pennsylvania
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Pages: 228
Authors: Jim Futrell
Categories: Performing Arts
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A comprehensive guide to 13 parks in the state, complete with information on rides and attractions. Packed with vintage postcard images and photos.
Western Pennsylvania's Lost Amusement Parks
Language: en
Pages: 128
Authors: Rachel E. Smith
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

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At one time, Western Pennsylvania was home to dozens of small amusement parks, many of them trolley parks. These parks, originally designed to bolster streetcar
Roller Coasters
Language: en
Pages: 299
Authors: Todd H. Throgmorton
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-30 - Publisher: McFarland

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In its fourth edition, this exhaustive guide to roller coasters in the United States and Canada also provides a history of coaster evolution (from the 16th cent
The Incredible Scream Machine
Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: Robert Cartmell
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher: Popular Press

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Fun with the Family Pennsylvania
Language: en
Pages: 255
Authors: Christine O'Toole
Categories: Travel
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-04-13 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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Geared towards parents with children between the ages of two and twelve, Fun with the Family Pennsylvania features interesting facts and sidebars as well as pra