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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/850455dc-86df-4719-a11c-437925182191
Collection
Parks and Recreation Collection
Title
Parks and Recreation Collection
Object ID
MG0109
Date Range
1940, 1963
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Collection
Parks and Recreation Collection
Title
Parks and Recreation Collection
Description
The Parks and Recreation Collection contains the proposal for Project 70 and a brochure for Rocky Springs Park.
Admin/Biographical History
Pennsylvania's Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act is a public lands acquisition law that was passed in 1964.
Date Range
1940, 1963
Creation Date
1940, 1963
Year Range From
1940
Year Range To
1963
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Subjects
Amusement parks
Brochures
Parks
Recreation
Search Terms
Amusement parks
Brochures
Parks
Project 70 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act
Recreation
Rocky Springs
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 2 folders, .1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0109
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-109
Classification
MG0109
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 26 February 2019.
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Dutch wonderland

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19687
Author
Dennison, Austen.
Date of Publication
2015.
Call Number
791.068 D398
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Responsibility
Austen Dennison.
ISBN
1467122858
9781467122856
Author
Dennison, Austen.
Place of Publication
[Charleston, South Carolina]
Publisher
Arcadia Pub,
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
94 pages : color illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Series
Images of modern America
Contents
The buidling of a dream : 1959-1969 -- The dream continues : 1970-1989 -- Rolling into the 1990s : 1990-2001 -- The Hershey Era : 2002-2010 -- The Palace Era : 2011-Present.
Summary
For over 50 years, Dutch Wonderland has prided itself as one of the best family parks in the county and this volume will take readers down memory lane, telling the story of the park through images from its colorful history.
Subjects
Dutch Wonderland Entertainment Complex (Firm)
Amusement parks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
791.068 D398
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Dutch wonderland and Lancaster County's leading attractions, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22193
Date of Publication
date not idenfied.
Call Number
791.068 D398d
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Place of Publication
Publisher not idendified
Publisher
Place not idendified,
Date of Publication
date not idenfied.
Physical Description
42pages : color illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Contents
Dutch Wonderland - The Amish - Weavertown one room schnoolhouse - Old Mill Stream Camping Manor - National Wax Museum of Lancaster County Heritage.
Subjects
Dutch Wonderland Entertainment Complex (Firm)
Amusement parks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Amusement parks.
Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
791.068 D398d
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Maple Grove Park

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2133
Corporate Author
Maple Grove Park
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Corporate Author
Maple Grove Park
Subjects
Amusement parks
Swimming pools
Segregation
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Postcard

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0ec09571-4368-435d-b7c6-933725272354
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
990-061
Date Range
after 1907
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Rocky Springs Driveway, Lancaster, Pa.
Date Range
after 1907
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Recipient
Miss Anna Thompson, Pomeroy, Pa.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subject
Postcards
Classification
990-061
Search Terms
Rocky Springs
Amusement parks
Parks
Place
West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Publisher
F. W. Woolworth & Co., Lancaster, Pa.
Condition
Good
Object ID
990-061
Additional Notes
"From a friend of the 'Don't Worries'. Alex"
Postmarked July 30, 1908, Christiana
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Postcard

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d21e2694-37f1-4db2-be19-171544329940
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
964-028
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Castle Gift Shop, Dutch Wonderland.
Creator
Hess, James E.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Dutch Wonderland
Amusement parks
Place
East Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster, PA
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
Object ID
964-028
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Postcard

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8c7db30e-6888-4722-bf3c-693041171879
Collection
Postcard Collection
Object ID
964-027
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Object Name
Postcard
Collection
Postcard Collection
Description
Castle Gift Shop, Dutch Wonderland.
Creator
Hess, James E.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Search Terms
Dutch Wonderland
Amusement parks
Gift shops
Place
East Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Postcard
Print Size
3.5 x 5 inches
Publisher
James E. Hess, Box 1402, Lancaster, PA
Printer
Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
Object ID
964-027
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4d9c1ba5-d875-4332-944a-715746942788
Collection
Abele and Shirk Family Photograph Collection
Title
John Israel Abele at an amusement park
Object ID
ASF-01-02-04
Date Range
no date
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Abele and Shirk Family Photograph Collection
Title
John Israel Abele at an amusement park
Description
John Israel Abele at a shooting gallery at an amusement park.
Date Range
no date
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Abele, John Israel
Subject
Photographs
Classification
ASF-01-02-04
Search Terms
Amusement parks
Games
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
3.5 x 4.5 inches
Dimention Details
Photograph in 4.5 x 6 inch matte
Object ID
ASF-01-02-04
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
2023.041
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/359cd400-6f2f-4b17-b40b-403922154142
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- The Wild Cat at Rocky Springs
Object ID
1-04-01-79
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Photograph- The Wild Cat at Rocky Springs
Description
The Wild Cat at Rocky Springs
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Parks
Amusement parks
Rocky Springs
Place
West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 3.5 inches
Object ID
1-04-01-79
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6d960a4b-78d1-4569-bb79-205421271631
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Rocky Springs Park showing entrance to the Jack Rabbit.
Object ID
D-02-03-60
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Rocky Springs Park showing entrance to the Jack Rabbit.
Description
Rocky Springs Park showing entrance to the Jack Rabbit.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Rocky Springs
Parks
Jack Rabbit
Amusement parks
Place
West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
5 x 7 inches
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
D-02-03-60
Negative Number
yes glass
Other Number
G
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