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Glen Echo ParkWhip RIde 1960s
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Glen Echo Park
History & Culture
 
A short history of the park is available for you to download. (Please note: file size is 920K)
 
Amusement Park Clown

From Amusement Park Letterhead, 1950s

Do you remember Glen Echo Amusement Park? Would you like to share your memories of the park with current and future generations? Please feel free to download our Oral History Memory Sheets and add your past to the park's archives!
Burning of the Cherry Trees  

Did You Know?
The original gift of Cherry Trees from Japan in 1910 had to be destroyed due to disease and infestation. There was an additional gift made two years later that became the basis for the trees we still have today.
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Last Updated: September 12, 2008 at 15:39 EST