This Rare Footage Of A West Virginia Amusement Park Will Have You Longing For The Good Old Days
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Rachel Whetstone
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There’s just something so special about amusement parks. We all remember being young and being filled with pure joy from being whisked around on rides, and eating too much cotton candy. Some of our readers might recall a popular park in Chester, West Virginia, named Rock Springs Amusement Park.
The early park consisted of hiking trails, a picnic area, and a dancing pavilion.
The park grew to contain a small lake, a swimming pool, a roller coaster, a carousel, and more.
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Today little of the park remains, but there are a few traces around Chester, and some of the rides were sold to other locations.
You can see more old images of the park in this video by ReelNostalgia.
Here’s a video of some children enjoying the park in the late 1950s, uploaded by Jay Smith.
For another historical amusement park in West Virginia, take a look at Camden Park, which was built around an ancient Indian burial mound.
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