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Silver Lake Park history talk at Oakwood Chapel April 26
Silver Lake Park history talk at Oakwood Chapel April 26
Silver Lake Park – one of Summit County’s oldest and best-loved amusement parks – will be the topic of a slide presentation at the Oakwood Cemetery Chapel, 2420 Oakwood Drive in Cuyahoga Falls, on Sat., April 26 at 10 a.m.
Speaker for the event will be local author Mary McClure, who has written a pictorial history of the park, Silver Lake Park, which is part of Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing following the presentation.
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Silver Lake, which operated from the 1870s-1917, had dozens of attractions ranging from one of the largest dance halls in the area, a miniature railway, roller coaster and other mechanical rides, live animal exhibits, including the first public aquarium in Ohio, an early aviation field, water toboggans, steamships and much more.