Fairview Park - African American Historic Places (sitios de interés)
Descripción del sitio
Between Rock Springs Rd and Old William Penn Highway
Delmont, PA 15626
Fairview Park was founded in 1945 on 100 acres of land in Westmoreland County (near Delmont) by regional African American church groups as an alternative to the local amusement parks that excluded them. At one point the park had had a roller coaster, a merry-go-round, a skating rink, a swimming pool, softball fields, swings, see-saws, a sandbox, a petting zoo, and hot-air balloon rides. As racial segregation became less prevalent in the 1960s, the park lost much of its appeal to the African-American community. Approximately 52 acres of the original park is still maintained by the Fairview Park Association.
Delmont, PA 15626
Fairview Park was founded in 1945 on 100 acres of land in Westmoreland County (near Delmont) by regional African American church groups as an alternative to the local amusement parks that excluded them. At one point the park had had a roller coaster, a merry-go-round, a skating rink, a swimming pool, softball fields, swings, see-saws, a sandbox, a petting zoo, and hot-air balloon rides. As racial segregation became less prevalent in the 1960s, the park lost much of its appeal to the African-American community. Approximately 52 acres of the original park is still maintained by the Fairview Park Association.
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