Lost Attractions of Hampton Roads

Lost Attractions of Hampton Roads
Author: Nancy E. Sheppard
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2019-06-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439667063

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
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2018
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1467139564

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
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2007-07-31
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1625844018

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
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2005
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1400014387

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