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Afterburner rollercoaster. Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo was an amusement park located in Angola, Indiana.Although it was small in comparison to parks in neighboring states (such as Cedar Point and Michigan's Adventure), it remained one of the largest parks in the region throughout its existence.
It was the only operating roller coaster with an inversion in the state of Indiana until 2008 when Steel Hawg opened at Indiana Beach. Afterburner was taken down in early 2017 and its train, launch sleds, controls, brakes, roof and sections of staircases were sent to Frontier City in Oklahoma, where they are used on the Diamond Back coaster.
Angola is a city in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,612 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Steuben County. [4] Angola was founded by Thomas Gale and Cornelius Gilmore on June 28, 1838, and is home to Trine University. The town is served by I-69 and the Indiana Toll Road (I-80 and I ...
Richard Lieber was instrumental in the foundation of the Indiana State Park system. The first state park in Indiana was McCormick's Creek State Park, in Owen County in 1916, followed in the same year by Turkey Run State Park in Parke County. The number of state parks rose steadily in the 1920s, mostly by donations of land from local authorities ...
Steuben County is a county in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census the county population was 34,435. [1] The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Angola. [2] Steuben County comprises the Angola, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Pokagon State Park is an Indiana state park in the northeastern part of the state, near the village of Fremont and 5 miles (8 km) north of Angola.It was named for the 19th-century Potawatomi chief, Leopold Pokagon, and his widely known son, Simon Pokagon, at Richard Lieber's suggestion.
Fox Lake is a national historic district located in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana. The district encompasses 27 contributing buildings associated with the Fox Lake Resort vacation community. It developed between 1928 and 1950 as a vacation resort for middle class African-Americans.
O'Bannon Woods State Park is a 2,000-acre (8 km 2) state park in the state of Indiana, 32 miles (51 km) west of Louisville, Kentucky. O'Bannon Woods was originally known as the Wyandotte Woods State Recreation Area , which was part of the Harrison-Crawford State Forest .