Does anybody have facts about Cedar Point. I'm doing a report and need help.?

Question

Okay I'm doing a report and I need all the facts on Cedar Point during 1870-1900 that I can get. Also a couple of pictures would be nice too. Maybe of one of the rides? Thanks if you can help.

Jeffers~

Answer 1

http://www.cedarpoint.com/

Answer 2

In the 1860s, during the American Civil War, an earthwork housing a battery of four field artillery pieces was constructed at the tip of the peninsula to guard access to the Confederate prisoner of war camp on nearby Johnson's Island. When the war ended, Cedar Point resumed its role as a summer picnic area, and the initial park was constructed in 1870.

Around the turn of the twentieth century, businessman George Arthur Boeckling spent several decades expanding the park by planting flower gardens, adding a boardwalk and rides, constructing lagoons, and opening several hotels including The Hotel Breakers, which opened on June 12, 1905, still operates today.

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1865
Rush Sloane purchases Cedar Point

1867
A small railroad is built from the Sandusky Bay across the peninsula to Lake Erie

1870
• Considered Cedar Point's first season
• First use of Cedar Point as a bathing house
• Louis Zistel builds a beer garden, bathhouse, and children's entertainment

1878
• James West opens a group of bathhouses near the beach

1882
• Benjamin Dwelle and William Slackford leased Cedar Point and added picnic tables, walkways, and other improvements
• Theodore Moore builds the first dancehall

1888
• The Grand Pavilion opens

1889
• The Ladies Pavilion opens

1891
• First electricity at Cedar Point

1892
• The Switchback Railway, Cedar Point's first roller coaster, opens

1897
• Cedar Point is sold to the Cedar Point Pleasure Resort & Company, headed by G. A. Boeckling, for $256,000

1899
• Cedar Point's first hotel, the Bay Shore Hotel, is built

1900
• The Kinodrome opens

Answer 3

Cedar Point. People throughout the entire world know about it. It's the number-one rated amusement park on the planet. It's also the second oldest amusement park in North America. With a history dating back to 1870, the classic amusement park/resort on the shore of Lake Erie has seen its share of rides, roller coasters, trends and history. Prior to 1870 the Cedar Point Peninsula was mainly used for fishing and hunting. However, that all changed with an editorial in the local newspaper in 1867 calling on “some enterprising person” to utilize the magnificent beach on the lake side of Cedar Point. In the summer of 1870, local businessperson Louis Zistel opened a small beer garden, bathhouse and dance floor on the peninsula. He would bring guests over to Cedar Point on his steamboat, Young Reindeer, for the modest price of 25 cents. By the 1880s it was noted in the local paper that “sailing and bathing parties to Cedar Point are all the rage.” The history of thrill rides at Cedar Point began in 1892 with the introduction of the peninsula’s first roller coaster, the Switchback Railway. The addition of the 25-foot-tall, 10-mph scream machine would forever shape the future of Cedar Point. Later years would bring a wide variety of rides, roller coasters, games, shows and more. Visionaries such as George Boeckling, George Roose, Emile Legros, Robert L. Munger, Jr. and Richard Kinzel have all played a significant part in creating the ultimate amusement park that more than 3 million guests trek to each and every summer.With all the changes over the years, the Cedar Point of today wouldn't be recognized by a guest who visited in 1870 — with two exceptions. The first thing is the beach, the beautiful, sandy Lake Erie beach. The second thing — and the best thing — is the smiles. The smiles that Cedar Point guests have been sharing since the first ferry crossed Sandusky Bay so many years ago. The same smiles that are sure to be echoed at Cedar Point in the future, as Lake Erie's summertime tradition continues with the very best in family fun and excitement.

Answer 4

There are also books about Cedar Point.. might find it at the library or on the net...Live about 10 min away from it.. If you want pics.. I'm going there tomorrow .. I can take a few pics of the rides and some of the carousels.. and some of the buildings though .. its all dressed up in halloween right now. Your best bet would be CedarPoint.com if you don't want it to be halloween themed. Just email me at [e-mail] if you want the pics. and I will check it before I go over there after work.

Answer 5

I live near Cedar Point, but I don't know much about it from that long ago. And I haven't been in a long time so I don't have any pictures. Sorry!

Answer 6

All i know is that it is located in Ohio. Maybe you can go to yahoo and search for history of cedar point.

Answer 7

You should check out wikipedia... I live about a half an hour away from Cedar Point... but you should either check out
http://www.cedarpoint.com
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_point

Answer 8

It has the second talleest roller coaster in the world.

Answer 9

my friend threw up after riding the corkscrew in 1997

Answer 10

no!