THE WILSON LINE & MARSHALL HALL AMUSEMENT PARK

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THE WILSON LINE & MARSHALL HALL AMUSEMENT PARK

Subject

THE WILSON LINE & MARSHALL HALL AMUSEMENT PARK

Description

Marshall Hall was an amusement park at Marshall Hall, Maryland, next to the Potomac River, more or less across from Mount Vernon, Virginia, the home of George Washington. The site of a small amusement park dating from the 1890s, a modern amusement park was constructed there in 1966 and operated until 1980. It was a favorite of Washington, DC residents who often arrived by excursion boat called the Wilson Line. During the 70's riding the Wilson Line to Marshall Hall was one of Arthur Capper community favorite places to go in the summertime. The Marshall Hall Development Corporation tore down the amusement park structures along with most of the farm buildings to make room for a more modern amusement park.[when?] The large brick stable and brick carriage house that once stood there were demolished to give way to a picnic pavilion. All that is left standing is Marshall Hall, the shell of the colonial home of the original Marshall family.

 

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Hall_%28amusement_park%29

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“THE WILSON LINE & MARSHALL HALL AMUSEMENT PARK,” Arthur Capper, accessed March 28, 2024, https://arthurcapper.omeka.net/items/show/57.