Lost Attractions of Hampton Roads
Lost Attractions of Hampton Roads

Author: Nancy E. Sheppard

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019-06-10

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1439667063

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Take a trip down memory lane to beloved destinations for fun and families across Virginia's tidewater. Cruise the rails of Ocean View Amusement Park's "The Rocket" roller coaster, dig for fossils at Hampton's Rice's Fossil Pit, celebrate the winter season at Portsmouth's Coleman's Nursery and learn the significant role that Buckroe Beach's Bay Shore Beach Park played in American history. From the Great White Fleet to a Wild West park, journey through this vibrant history with author and historian Nancy E. Sheppard and discover whether such cherished places can ever truly be lost.

Lost Attractions of Silver Springs
Lost Attractions of Silver Springs

Author: Tim Hollis

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1467139564

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For more than 50 years, there was no more iconic Florida tourist attraction than Silver Springs. Its sheer popularity meant that the surrounding area--indeed, the entirety of Marion County--serviced the entertainment, gas, food, and lodging needs of millions of tourists annually. Visitors flocked to places like Ross Allen's Reptile Institute, Tommy Bartlett's Deer Ranch, and natural attractions like Rainbow Springs and Ocala Caverns. Sadly, as Florida tourism moved into the theme park era, scores of smaller attractions and their related businesses were abandoned. Author Tim Hollis revisits these once-thriving tourist spots and what happened when those tourists stopped coming.

True Richmond Stories
True Richmond Stories

Author: Harry Kollatz Jr.

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2007-07-31

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1625844018

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Compiled for the first time in this volume, this selection of articles by Harry Kollatz Jr. sheds light Richmond's lesser-known history. Richmond, Virginia's beautiful capital on the James River, has seen more than its fair share of history. Although it is probably best known as the site of one of the first English settlements in America and its role as the Confederate capitol in the Civil War, the city's past has much more to offer. Since 1992, Harry Kollatz Jr. has been recording the lesser-known heritage of Virginia's Holy City in his "Richmond Flashbacks" column in Richmond magazine. From the inauguration of the world's first practical electric trolley system an early Civil Rights activists, to a psychic horse and a wild ride on a sturgeon, he has covered it all.

Fodor's Virginia And Maryland
Fodor's Virginia And Maryland

Author: John D. Rambow

Publisher: Fodors Travel Publications

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1400014387

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Provides information on accommodations, restaurants, historic sites, recreation, and shopping