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    1. [PALEBANO] Valley Glen Park
    2. Linnea Travis Miller
    3. Valley Glen Park is located in North Annville township along the Swatara Creek and operated as an amusement park/picnic grounds from the late 1800's until the mid-1920's. There were some unique "rides" including the Chutey-Chute, Steamboat Annie on the Swattie and the Flying Horse. Many church picnics were held there as well as just a nice place to go for the families for an afternoon of relaxation. Milton Hershey visited several times and used Valley Glen for his company picnics prior to developing his own recreational area at Hershey. The Flying Horse was a small merry-go-round-type ride. There were 24 horses, all solid wood and hand-carved, with interchangeable legs. About 1926 the Flying Horse was dismantled and the horses sold to someone in Bellgrove. That person sold them to a gentleman from Harrisburg. The question is: can anyone help try and track down even one of these horses from Valley Glen Park? Might anyone have any family photos of visiting Valley Glen Park? Thanks for your help! -Linnea --

    05/22/2003 06:16:46