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Collection 05

Ghosts of Yesteryear’s Amusement Parks

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Like many places in the mid-twentieth century, the Maryland suburbs and nearby communities around Washington, DC, had their share of summer carnivals and fairs featuring amusement rides, games, food stands, entertainment, and family activities. They usually lasted for a week or two and then disappeared. Then there were the more established amusement parks that would typically open for the whole summer before closing during the winter months. Two of those in the Washington area were Marshall Hall and Glen Echo. Marshall Hall was located on the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland, about 20 miles south of Washington, DC. Glen Echo was in Montgomery County, Maryland, just northwest of Washington, DC, along the Potomac River near Cabin John. Steve frequented both of these parks during his youth and teenage years. Glen Echo was probably more special to him because it was larger and, importantly, because he benefited from his mother's many stories about her enjoyable days there during Glen Echo’s early years.

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