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contributed to the gradual decline in the use of the railroad which led to the park, and many remaining trolley parks were closing all around the country. Sterling's Rocky Glen was no exception, its plight exacerbated by the decline in the
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at auction in 1988, Knoebels had previously purchased the Bumper Boats in 1982. While the Bumper Boats have since been removed, the
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for $ 70,000 after Rocky Glen Park reopened in the 1919 season under new ownership (the park had been without rides from 1914 to 1919 since the original 10-year lease expired). It was built in front of the dam which also crossed over the
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Frederick Ingersoll added amusement park rides and concessions and renamed the park Rocky Glen Park after the newly formed Rocky Glen Water Company. The following year saw the debut of Ingersoll's signature
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attempted to purchase the Rocky Glen Park grounds so it could erect a walled "City of God" on the site. Seven hundred residents signed petitions protesting the proposed sale, which fell through as a result.
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Dry Valley Run Creek to create a lake on the property. When
Frothingham failed to pay Williams for the work, Williams sued and was awarded one-half interest in the park.
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