Green Dragon (Lake Compounce)

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Green Dragon
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Lake Compounce
Location Lake Compounce
Coordinates 41°38′31″N72°55′23″W / 41.642°N 72.923°W / 41.642; -72.923
StatusRemoved
Opening date1914 (1914)
Closing date1926 (1926)
Replaced by Wildcat
General statistics
Type Wood  – Out and back
DesignerBowen, Moore
Lift/launch systemChain
Inversions 0
Green Dragon at RCDB

Green Dragon was a wooden roller coaster located at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut. [1] It opened in 1914, and operated for 13 years. [2] It was the first electrically powered roller coaster at the nation's oldest continuously operating amusement park. [3]

Green Dragon was demolished in 1927 to make way for Wildcat.

References

  1. ↑ "The Roller Coaster Chronicles – Seasons Magazines". seasonsmagazines.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  2. ↑ Saft, Marcia (1985-03-31). "OLD AMUSEMENT PARK TO GET A NEW LOOK". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  3. ↑ "COMPOUNCE "FIRSTS"". Hartford Courant. 1998-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-09.


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