Today, August 16, happens to be National Roller Coaster Day. As the story goes, it was on this date back in 1898 that the first vertical loop roller coaster was patented by Edwin Prescott. On a more localized side note of interest, let it be known that the actual first patent for what was at … Continue reading The Oldest Roller Coasters in the Mid-Atlantic
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The York State Fair—Oldest in the Nation
Today it’s not uncommon for a state to host an official fair or even various concurring fairs at different fairgrounds located within a single region. Yet many do not realize that the traditional holding of state fairs in the New World officially began right in the heart of York, Pennsylvania. That’s right, York County is … Continue reading The York State Fair—Oldest in the Nation