Our Pick
Posted on @rawstates
Chevy Chase Lake, the trolley park built to sell houses
Chevy Chase, Maryland
![]()
The Chevy Chase Land Company dammed Coquelin Run in 1892 to make a lake and power the streetcar line running out from Washington, then opened an amusement park beside it in 1894 to give people a reason to ride the line. The park ran until about 1936. The neighbourhood kept the name long after the lake and the rides were gone.
Similar places
Waldameer, one of the oldest parks still running1896 · Peninsula Drive, Erie, PennsylvaniaCamden Park1903 · Huntington, Wayne County, West VirginiaKennywood, a trolley park that became a National Historic Landmark1898 · West Mifflin, PennsylvaniaHandley's power plant runs the Fort Worth to Dallas interurban1902 · Handley, Fort Worth, TexasSeabreeze, the fourth-oldest amusement park1879 · Irondequoit, New York
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
This place has its own thread on r/rawstates
Read what people are saying about it, or add your own.
Is this information accurate?