The Sacandaga Park, Sport Island
- Date Range
- 1881 – 1930
- Title
- The Sacandaga Park, Sport Island
- What occurred
- The Sacandaga Park was owned by the FGJ Railroad Company from 1881 until the creation of the Reservoir. The Park transformed from a getaway for urban elites, to an all-around wilderness amusement park, including Sports Island were baseball, boxing, and open-air spectacles were put on. The island was connected to the park via a walking bridge and miniature train.
- Location
- South of North Hampton, majority of the Parks location was flooded.
- Image Citation
- https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A164076
- Student name(s)
- Daniel Clifford
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