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Print of the proposed Washington Monument by architect Robert Mills, c. 1845 –1848 Bronze statue of George Washington in the monument's western alcove. George Washington (1732–1799), hailed as the father of his country, and as the leader who was "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen", as Maj. Gen. 'Light-Horse Harry' Lee eulogized at Washington's December ...
Carowinds is a 407-acre (165 ha) amusement park primarily located in Charlotte, North Carolina.Owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the park first opened to the public on March 31, 1973.
In 2004, Six Flags Holland and its sister parks were purchased by financiers Palamon Capital Partners, who grouped the attractions under the name "StarParks". The park reverted to Walibi branding in 2005; numerous attractions having been rebranded as the sale of the parks also meant the loss of any references to Looney Tunes and DC Comics ...
The Hofheinz family, Roy and his three children (Roy Jr., Fred, and Dene), shared ownership of the park. [14] Hofheinz hosted a press preview in May 1968; Leonard Traube wrote the park "has a beautifully realized continuity and layout calculated to move traffic in such a way as to make practical the policy of a single gate admission for virtually everything on the grounds", [21] referring to ...
Muriel Hazel Wright's "14 flags of Oklahoma", inspired by the six flags of Texas, flew at the 1964 New York World's Fair, and were moved to a plaza at the State Capitol in 1966, with Wright's Stars-and-Bars replaced by the battle flag.
Giant Drop is a drop tower ride located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, United States.Manufactured by Intamin, the ride opened to the public on April 26, 1997, as part of a three-phase plan for the park's Southwest Territory area.
California's Great America is an 112-acre (45 ha) amusement park [1] located in Santa Clara, California, United States.Owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, it originally opened in 1976 as one of two parks built by the Marriott Corporation.
Kings Island is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio, United States.Owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the park was built by Taft Broadcasting and opened in 1972.