Some closed as a result of declining attendance during the Great Depression, others were destroyed bystorms, and others still closed for other reasons. The coaster was removed in 1952, but the park remained open until 1976 when the land was sold to a developer. Visitors could speak to him through a tube. Its vaudeville theater was a big attraction, though Paxtang also had swings, boats and a wooden Coaster Flyer, which was added in 1905 and replaced with the Jack Rabbit forthe 1923 season. But some pieces are considered so valuable, including some in the carousel museum at Peddlers Village, they are never offered for sale. Per the Electric Railway Journal in 1908: "The park is situated in a district of great natural beauty and the constant effort of the park management has been to retain this inherent advantage by soliciting only the patronage of the best classes of people. The former Lenape Park, and more recently, Brandywine Picnic Park, is under new ownership. The park was boarded upin 1966. Rides were sold in 1980. It was often referred to as Kauffman's Park, though that was never the official name. By 1894, the park would come to feature a boardwalk, picnic ground, boathouse, carousel, dance pavilion, boat wharf, and other attractions. The line was rerouted and completedin 1898. It also had a carousel, roller rink and a theater. Its life as Luna Park saw the addition ofa carousel, boardwalk, dance hall, roller coaster, ferris wheel and theater. It was designedby legendary roller coaster architectFred Ingersoll. The City of Johnstown purchased the property in 1922, which planned to restore it but never followed through with those plans. It changed hands a few times in the first decade but proved successful thanks tolive music and theater. thisand I still miss it. This park opened as a picnic grove nextto the lake in1875. Alakeand gardens attracted visitors during the first few years. It closed after the ownerretired in1980, selling the land and rides. in a world all my own. Quick Description: An amusement park that includes the food. Additional Tools Dunmore [7711485] Lehigh Valley Railroad Picnic Grounds : Harvey's Lake - see Don Hanson's A.P. The new Dentzel jumpers had two coats, a Dentzel factory paint job and the Calsamilia 1937 paint job. At the North Main Street side there is a Veterans Monument honoring those citizens who have served our country. issued by Thomas Penn in a 1764 edition of the Pennsylvania Gazette an enlargement of it was included in the Lenape Nation of PA's "Fulfilling a Prophecy" exhibit. Stella's. 74. . Parks near 616/618(and 205 S 7th) W Walnut St include Lake Lenape Park, Menlo Park, and Perkasie Dog Park. Postcards show a roller coaster, whip, ferris wheel and beach at Max M. Brown Memorial Park. West Point featured a skating rink, roller coaster and other rides. This parkopened in 1896 and survived for decades as one of the largest amusement parksin the state. Among Lakeview's attractions werethree roller coasters, a ferris wheel and boat rides on the lake. A postcard in Jack Hiddlestone's collection shows Lake Lincoln swimming area at Nay Aug Park, Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Jimmy May). A recognized historian, Sally serves as a judge-captain for the south-east Pennsylvania regionals of the National History Day Competition. The original 2019 listing price by Realtor Eric Kuhn of Pillar Real . The carnival is a creepy enough place to begin with: clowns, piping organ music, a mysterious atmosphere, and very overpriced food. SALES OFFICE DIRECTIONS: From Southern New Jersey: 676 N Via Exit 2 toward Ben Franklin Bridge/Camden. The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad built this park in 1880. It featured a variety of rides, a man-made lake, picnic grounds and theater. stander, gripping the pole with my left hand as I reached out for the The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow. Lenape continued to struggle financially and closed in 1985. . Office Hours: Mon thru Fri 7:30am - 4:00pm. The rest of the eight master carvers are represented, too. Blands Park-DelGrosso's Park: Tipton: Lenape Park-Brandywine Picnic Park: Pocopson: Bucktail Fun Park: Mansfield: Bushkill Park: Easton: CamelBeach Park: . It opened in 1921. The park was flooded byHurricane Ivan in 2004. Lake Lenape Park runs along a bed of water. A crowd of parkgoers next to the Speedhound roller coaster. The company's priorities shifted in the mid-1900s. (Josh Gibbons/Trover.com). old, sold it. The United Traction Company opened Carsoniain 1896during the rush of trolley park openings. Lenape Park - 6102 King's Highway South, Zionsville, PA 18092.Lenape Park has a playground, ball field, picnic tables and a shelter. Chestnut Hill residents protested the proposed trolley line expansion in 1894and snuck out at night to remove tracks, piling them on the yard of Union Traction Company President John Welsh. She has served as president of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates as well as the Sanderson Museum in Chadds Ford where she now curates the violin collection. A group of African-American churches opened Fairview Park in 1945 to cater to the black community, which was barred from most other parks in the area. Nearby grocery stores include Landis Supermarket, Giant Food Stores, and Sellersville Beverage & Cigar. The Lakeview Shopping Center stands where the park used to be. Little boys sporting baseball caps plainly too big for their heads. The area wasneglected until the 1980s whentheCascade Park Development Committee volunteers made it their mission to restore the park. EAST BRADFORD/BIRMINGHAM. "They had three managers there one for the lower end, one for the middle, and my dad had the upper end where the Airplanes, Dance Hall, Picture Studio, Music Hall, Scary Haunted house, the Hobby Horses, and the Hummer were.". The park did not replace or repair destroyed featuresbut continued to operate until Pifer's son (and business partner) died in 1950. Dentzel and the competing Philadelphia Toboggan Company was ultra realistic, The park remained in operation to host festivals and have a few rides. It was owned and operated by the rail company until 1926, when a group of investors formed the Fern Brook Park Amusement Company. Lumber from the former dance hall was used to build three houses at Harriott and Grove avenues in town. A charming Billy Penn in the heart of the park, and all the Lenape get is a turtle. During the winter of 1927, William Dentzel was in the hospital with a heart condition. (Photo courtesy of Mount Gretna Historical Society). Some partsof the park remain in what is now an overgrown area, including roller coaster cars and a bench. The town's historic carousel is located within the town's Menlo Park along with a town pool. The West Chester Street Railway . In 1955, it was sold for $115,000 and renamed Fun City, Hurricane Agnes struck Rolling Green in 1972, The old haunted house is now part of a community theater, Now the area is home to the Hanover Area High School, odd promotion that involveda man buried in a glass coffin for a week, purchased by amusement park ride designer Richard Lusse in 1932, opened in 1924 with its main attraction being a roller rink. The 48 hand-carved figures of. Great for walking , running , and biking. The rotting structures of the Williams Grove Amusement Park near Mechanicsburg are hauntingly beautiful. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 39 min to complete. 555 Constitution Ave. Perkasie, PA 18944. Carousel Water and Fun Park--?-present: Beach Lake: Rough and Tumble Engineers Ass.--?-present: Kinzers: Roadside America--1953-present: Shartelsville: A barn in Fairview Park inSalem Township, Westmoreland County. While aficionados try to guess the artist responsible for each figure on the carousel, others will simply enjoy the ride. Despite the year he spent building Carousel World, Jamison said, he still wasnt prepared for the first sight of the carousel in motion. Lehigh Township owns the property today. Most of the park's expenses came from installing the new dam in Sellersville, dredging the creek, straightening the creek, planting new trees, building boat launches, and removing . "My dad was a manager there for 30 years and I had the advantage of 'free' tickets for all the rides, including the Crystal Pool," Robert Connolly told theEast Falls Historical Society. Owner Roy Todd planned to bring swans to the parkbut did not follow through with that idea because they would be prey to wildlife. But, at the time for carousel horses, only a Stein & Goldstein, which had sold for $40,000 in January of 1988, was even close to the two the Mullers of Rock Springs. When the railroad sold the park in 1917, Abraham Kauffman hoped to purchase it. Menlo Park - Lions Pavilions 1 & 2 (#2 has stage) 425 Arthur Avenue: Perkasie, PA 18944: Open: Request Lenape Park - Rotary Pavilion: 504 Constitution Ave: Perkasie, PA 18944: Open: Request Lenape Park - Skate Pavilion: 504 Constitution Ave: Perkasie, PA 18944: Open: Request Kulp Park - Pavilion: 21 S Second St: Perkasie, PA 18944: Open: Request The parkclosed in 1975 after an unsuccessful attempt to boost attendance with a Wild West theme. This short-lived amusement park openedin 1901 near where the University of Pittsburgh stands. Dare - Part 2, The Ultimate "Dreamland" Park on Coney Island, The Salvatore "Cherni" Cernigliaro letters, The Carousels of North Beach - Long Island, New York, Timeline - Historic Carousels Lost 1964-2010, You can read about the 1988 American Carousel Museum San Francisco auction in the, NEW ISSUE! Community Day is held at Lake Lenape Park on the banks of the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek. Over the years, horses from this machine, have been advertised as having original paint. The park was neglected during World War II and thenwas leased by theGirl Scouts in 1946. 1924 Dentzel in the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia and the 1921 continued as a popular attraction until 1976, when Gibney, then 92 years The band organ still has to be set up, he said, and workers are not quite finished in the museum, as was evidenced by the smell of fresh sawdust. Former Lenape Park site is sold for $570,000. A newly acquired field across from Perkasie Square Shopping Center will become part of the park system; during 2000 plans being considered include a sand volleyball courts . Organized sports leagues do pay a small fee to use our fields. At the turn of the 20th Century, Pocopson was home to one of the region's popular recreation spotsLenape Park, on the Brandywine. Lenape Loop South, Middle Run Natural Area. They added the Wildcat wooden coaster, an arcade, dance hall, carousel and other attractions that year. Ms. Pierson wrote produced and directed the film which also includes a segment on the history of the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City. Then again, its not the old Lenape Park carousel anymore, most of which was sold piecemeal when the park closed in the 1970s before Dinger bought the base. The area wasrazed in 1980 and a mall was built in its place. When that ended, concession stand owner Thomas Kerstetter took over operations until the park closed in 1929. The most notable moment in this park's history came just two years after it opened. The area is now a water treatment facility. This park had a picnic grove and dance pavilion in its early years, later getting a carousel, arcade and shooting gallery. The park, managed by H. Stetzer, also hostedvaudeville acts. Lenape Park, West Chester, PA. Barbara Higgins. The previous record price for a carousel horse at the time was another Rock Springs Muller, which had sold the previous fall in the high $50s. . The Tuttles were successful in purchasing the parks contents including the carousel. The gigantic swimming pool is now a parking lot, but the pond was incorporated into the Penn State campus. While Fernbrook's final year is unclear (some cite it as 1946 and others 1947), the park's rides and structures were dismantled in 1948. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Those were the days. He owned a total of 44 parks. It opened sometime in the 1990s. While music . Fred Brothell opened White Rose Park in the mid-1920s. at the old Lenape Park located along the Brandywine where Creek Road meets Rte The park opened in 1929 and closed in 1984. Starr Island/Indian Park (1898-1924 or 1925). The Waverly, Sayre & Athens Traction Company opened Keystone in1908to increase ridership. Restaurants. It has become a well attended community event. Length 4.6 miElevation gain 374 ftRoute type Loop. Woodside remained in operation until 1955. A ballpark was added in 1926. (Courtesy of Lloyd Teitworth). The Zestimate for this house is $451,200, which has decreased by $5,984 in the last 30 days. The original 2019 listing price by Realtor Eric Kuhn of Pillar Real . Recent Posts. Read more about the efforts on our sister site Lehigh Valley Live. This trolley park The park's closure is blamed on gas rationingduring World War II. Philly. The Rock Springs mechanism and trim are still together. At least one of the carousel's carved horses made its way out west,where a Whittier, California, woman in 1991 purchased a real horse tail to go with her1915 carvingthat once belonged to Doodlebug. Print/PDF map. Aerial view of Lenape Park, 1970 Frank Wagner established the park as an automobile destination instead of relying on trolley service like many other early 1900s parks. Rustedroller coaster cars sit abandoned in the former Lake Ariel Park. Skip carousel. 204 Lenape Ave, Elkins Park, PA is a single family home that contains 2,801 sq ft and was built in 2009. Hurricane Agnes struck Rolling Green in 1972, and the park closed because of the destruction. Rides were auctioned off in 1988. Its hard to believe the park had a roller coaster in the early 1900s. As early as 1858, according to one source, picnics were held on the site, even though the ground was overrun with bushes and vines. The park also had a roller coaster and other rides, but it suffered during The Depression and was abandoned in 1945. Here is another slew of defunct but not forgotten parks that helped shape Pennsylvania in the 1900s. The Carousel News Summer 2019, 1985-2013 Carousel News & Trader Magazine Archives, 20+ Fine Antique Carousel Animals To Auction Sept. 17, A Visit Back to Wildwood, NJ, and Sportland Pier, Remembering the Rock Springs Muller - The Last Dentzel Carousel, 100th Birthday for Burnaby Parker Carousel, If the Glen Echo Dentzel Carousel Could Talk. It was destroyed in the 1970's, not unlike the one at Lenape Park. It was addedtothe National Register of Historic Places in 2010. TheWest Chester Street RailwayCompanyopened it in1891. Years in the planning, the carousel and an adjoining carousel museum are the joint product of village owner Earl Jamison and Charlotte Dinger, a nationally renowned collector who has lent her carousel pieces to several museums and now to Peddlers Village. Composer and musician Billy Strayhorn performed at the park in the late 1930s. Email: parkandrec@perkasieborough.org. Trolley service stopped going to the park in 1939, and the park saw decreased attendance until itclosed in1950. Here's another "Throwback Thursday" picture of Luna Park (which is now Roxbury Park) in Johnstown. 1927-Rock-Springs-Muller-carousel-horse Now the land is mostly covered with houses, but the pond remains. Keystone also had a band that performed five times a week. It was sold intact to Jim Wells of Fairfax, VA, who later sold it to Larry Freels in CA. The Red Streaker was rebuilt after its former iteration, Blue Streaker, was damaged by Hurricane Agnes in 1972. Thats a dozen Muller machines Marianne pulled out of her head. It operated as a "wet" park, meaning there was alcohol, to compete with nearby Waldameer Park. It flourished as a picnicking area and recreation park for decades. Cascade Park now serves as a nature park. He said Dinger has asked that such information not be released. Wildwood Nj. Ontelaunee wassold to Lynn Township in 2000andnow operates the land as a municipal park. Sterling received full ownership in the 1950s and saw good attendance until the 1970s,when he sold it. Dentzel in Glen Echo Park, Its small wooden coaster. Laurel remained in operation through1934, when dwindling attendance caused it to close. . They called it Felician Parkuntil it was renamed Rock Point. It severely damaged Four Mile Creek's coaster, which was not rebuilt after the storm. Willow Park had just over a dozenridesand a nearly 1-million gallon swimming pool, but some manyremember it more for the odd promotion that involveda man buried in a glass coffin for a week. We have a lot to do yet, he said, explaining why there was no fanfare. Few reminders of the parkexist today, but the Brass Ring Carousel Company procured the 68-horse carouseland has it sitting in storage. Formerly known as Smithman Park, this attraction welcomed picnickers, dancers and thrill-seekers. The Starr family opened this park in 1898 with a boating area and picnic grounds. G. Roy Waltman established Sunset Park as a music venue in 1939. He attempted to purchase both Hazel and Columbia parks but ended up establishing his own in 1910. The areanow contains a retirement village and shopping center. Chadds Ford lost a work of art In Lenape Park you can have a fun filled day. Visit Website. It later expanded to 300 feet by 700 feet with additional rides and a miniature golf course. Most carousel carvers Now the land is owned by Lehigh Township and run as a municipal park. It wanted to sell off the parks to contain costsand focus instead on improving transit systems. Lake Ladore Improvement Company still owned the land for years after, however, and in 1922 sued a neighbor who fished on the lake. Arts and Entertainment, Amusement Park . Perkasie Carousel; Our Park System. It took time to prepare Laurel before the 1926 opening, including the creation of amillion-gallon capacity concrete pool and the damming of Conewago Creek to form a small lake. Then again, it's not the old Lenape Park carousel anymore, most of which was sold piecemeal when the park closed in the 1970s before Dinger . Samuel R. Kramer, Grier Scheetz and Issac Groff established the Menlo Park Association in 1891. The park closed at the end of the 1971 seasonand Hurricane Agnes destroyedeverything that remained the next year. Company established Lenape Park as a destination accessible by their 289. Coloring Pages. . The park and many of its buildings took severe damage late last year from the remnants of Hurricane Ida . Gazebo in Lake Lenape Park West (6303 Old Harding Hwy, Mays Landing, 08330) Currently Unavailable The park condemnedin 1968 so that Pennsylvania could build a highway in its place, but the state didnot follow through with those plans. The land later became the Mifflin Road Mobile Home park, which was subject to a yearlong legal battle to make way for a community center. I think its great, said Miriam Sursa of Quakertown as she watched her 6-year-old grand-daughter, Katelyn, take a ride. 1927-Rock-Springs-WV-Dentzel-Muller-carousel-Tuttle-photo, 1927-Rock-Springs-Muller-carousel-jumper-Tuttle-photo, 1927-Rock-Springs-WV-military-Muller-carousel-horse-Tuttle-photo, 1927-Rock-Springs-WV-D-C-Muller-carousel-horse-Tuttle-photo, 1927-Rock-Springs-WV-Dentzel-Muller-carousel-ca-1970. The Salvation Army now owns the land and operates theLadore Retreat and Conference Centerthere. Parks. The last mention of Cabana Beach or Rakuen Lakes we could find was in 1954in reference to transit permits. Rides includes a figure 8 wooden coaster and electric-powered swings. William Dentzel died at his home on March 13, 1928., Read about all three Dentzels in the full article online issue here. A swimming pool opened at Edgewood in 1926. The park and increasedtourism was not loved by everyone, however. \r'A Short Step Into The Past' is available as a DVD through http://www.thewritingforce.com/ Its downfall was aided by the growing popularity of nearby Dorney Park and a series of fires that wrecked numerous attractions. This photo was taken in the 1970s, about 20 years after the park went out of operation. Guy Webster purchased land in 1908with an idea to create aparkto capitalize on trolley riders from a newly constructed line to Selinsgrove. century. They purchased 5 acres and leased the water rights through to Sellersville from the Everhart estate. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. A combination of regular flooding, the end of trolley service and declining attendance led to the park's closure in 1924or 1925. Henry B. Auchy builtthis trolley park shortly before he established the Philadelphia Carousel Company in 1899. This park began as a quiet getaway, just off the Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad. Kishacoquillasdoes have some semblance of its past self, however, as buildingshave been repurposed instead of razed. (Patriot-News file). Fotosearch - The World's Stock Photography - One Web Site TM. It closed in 1995. Penn State purchased the land in 1947 and built its Altoona campus there. jumper as it moved up and down in a make-believe steeplechase, I was Dentzel wooden tails were made for the Muller horses when the carousel was built. Chester, WV While so many great carousels were simply the victims of hard financial times, the Rock Springs Muller [Dentzel] carousel was the victim of Interstate highway expansion. This trolley park was opened by the Butler Passenger Railway. The Mount Scenic Railway is shown in this 1910 image of Woodside Park, Philadelphia. Willow Millopened as an amusement park in 1929 and included several rides alongside an inn. Let us know in the comments. New Castle County Government Center 87 Read's Way New Castle, DE 19720 Phone: 302-395-5555 It was a popular destination in the 1920s and 1930s. Copyright 2015 CarouselHistory.com. The contents of the park was put up for auction. Hey all, Can anyone give me any insight on the Perkiomen creek in the Sellersville area? The park changed hands a few more times, eventually auctioning off its rides in 1987. It was latersoldto Geneand Midge Otto, who had worked concessions at the park, as a result of Kauffman's financial difficulties. A fire destroyed the dance pavilionand damaged the park's single roller coaster in 1925. Local History. Jasper and Lenape Park's both have pavilions available for reservation for a family or civic outing.Park reservations may be made a year in advance. 202 Lenape Ave, Elkins Park, PA is a single family home that contains 3,064 sq ft and was built in 1955. East Norwegian Township,Schuylkill County. It was named for the small island on which it stood in the middle of the Lehigh River. This child-focused park opened under the name Doodlebug Kiddieland. Washington, DC. (screen shot from WNEP video). The following articles are from NCA's quarterly publication, the Merry-Go-Roundup.Copies of the Merry-Go-Roundup are available for sale. Zieber's Park/West Point Park (1868-1989). Full view. The favorite entertainment on The amusementparkshut down in 1989. (Nicholas A. Tonelli/Flickr.com). A broken dam floodedthe entire regionin 1903,killing 19 peoplein Oakford Park and causing $700,000 in damage (almost $19 million today) throughout the area. The park closed in 1977. The park was inundated with rain when Hurricane Agnes hit the area in 1972. The 48 hand-carved figures of Holt declined to comment when asked what their value might be. The Rent Zestimate for this home is $3,869/mo, which has increased by $69/mo in the last 30 days. There is no other carousel in the world that makes that distinction, said Michael Holt, general manager of the carousel and museum, also known as Carousel World. It closed as the result of rising property costs and decreased attendance. A recession led todeclining attendance and trolleys stopped serving the area in 1921. 152, Perkasie, Pennsylvania Rain Date July 16, 2023 The ride was bought by Lawrence Knoebelin 1948and changed hands a few times before finding itsway back to Knoebels. There are many other minor references to these and other carousels in the Roundup and other NCA publications, which researchers may find helpful. Vintage Memory. Though service to Rocky Springs ended in 1947, the trolley station remainsin the park today with other a few other mementos. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. continued as a popular attraction until 1976, when Gibney, then 92 years. The land is now home to the Oak Park Shopping Center. 7pm-9pm at the Amiphitheater in Lenape Park. style was perfected by Dentzels head carver Salvatore Cernigliaro. the park for over fifty years. Pavilions A&B both have electric, not C. Limit 50 people per each pavilion. Phone: 215.257.5065. But when I rode the carousel Luna Park, located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, as seen in 1905. Formerly the Lenape Park, it was purchased by a local partnership with a construction background. This small park was just off Route 322 near where the Cranberry Mall is now. . Merry-Go-Roundup Index REFERENCE ARTICLES IN THE MERRY-GO-ROUNDUP Brian Morgan. This trolley park had a theater and fireworks every weekend. with the heads-up stargazers sporting flying golden manes, gilded wings, Brick foundation piersfrom thedance pavilion are one of the few remnants of Eldora Park in Washington County. Laurel Park in 1926 got aPhiladelphia Toboggan Company roller coaster bigger than the one in Hershey. It was bought in 1978 and restored at a cost of $1 million, but that revival only lasted until 1983 as the result of low attendance. The entrance to Paxtang Park as seen in The Street Railway Review in 1891. That combined with a broken roller coaster caused the owners to auction off its equipment and close the park. This picnic ground was developed by New Brighton and New Castle Railroad Co. in 1884. Lenape Park was one ofthe first trolley parks to open in the state. in the world with lush waving manes, flared nostrils, dreamy eyes and Features included a swimming pool, dance hall, the Speedhound roller coaster and other rides. Holt said these are renaissance times for carousels. Let us know in the comments! The rides were auctioned off in 2001, but the miniature golf course sits dormant. From the January 2011 Carousel News & Trader Online gives some very nice insight and history to the Rock Springs Muller-Dentzel carousel, along with a couple of photos showing a couple of the amazing outside row standers. It stood in Farquhar Park and featureda pool, pavilions, a roller coasterand otherattractions. Id gladly sit on fiberglass to ride on that carousel. Open mid-May through mid-September, and located on the picturesque Brandywine River in scenic Chester County, BPP . It had seven rides to start and three lakes, but no white swans like the name would imply. The local trolley company opened Central Park in 1892. The 22-acre site off Route 52 was sold last week for $580,000, well below its original asking price of $1.4 million nearly three years ago. PA Inkerman 1908 Valley View Park Market Street. This trolley park opened in 1894. The park had four roller coasters during its history. This park is located on the western side of Lake Lenape (note that some land on the eastern side and the entire lake surface is controlled by the county). The ballroom was destroyed by fire in 1998. It again changed hands in 1979, and it was renamed Rocky Glen in 1983. The first reference we could find was a 1952 advertisement in the Delaware County Daily Times. Sally is married to her college classmate, Thomas Hoey, otherwise known as "Mr. Sousa., Copyright Chadds Ford Live - Building Community One Story at a Time, Wordpress webhosting and development by 2by2host.com, Opening March 3, 2023, at The Oxford Arts Alliance, IMAGINED presents the work of 9 Chester County abstract sculptors, curated by artist Jill Beech. To lure in customers, the Street Railway constructed Lenape Park on a small strip of low-lying land near Sager's Mill. 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