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G.A. Boeckling was born to German immigrants in
Indiana in 1862. In 1897, he became part-owner and general-manager of the newly re-organized Cedar Point Pleasure Resort Company (originally established a decade prior, in 1887, and first opened in 1888, according to numerous contemporaneous sources,
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G.A. Boeckling was very public-spirited, a member of the
Chamber of Commerce, Elks Lodge, Aerie of Eagles, and was charitable to local churches, veterans organizations, and youth clubs of Sandusky. In 1922 the
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1887-1897). Under
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began providing local transportation between the city of
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out of financial difficulties at the turn of the 20th century, and making it a nationally recognized amusement park and resort destination.
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An administration building was constructed by the pier in 1928. Known as the
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had a locomotive named the G.A. Boeckling built in July 1927 by the
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