Time Town

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Time Town
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Time Town advertisement in the Lake Georgia Guide, 1974
Location Bolton Landing, New York, United States
StatusClosed
Opened1970 (1970)
Closed1981 (1981)

Time Town [1] was a theme park in Bolton Landing, New York. The park, built by Ted Yund, opened in 1970 and closed after the summer of 1981. [2] The park was demolished and its 44-acre site was sold for housing. [2]

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References

  1. "Remembering Time Town". Remembering Time Town. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 Hall, Anthony F (17 August 2011). "Time Town: Spaced Out In Bolton Landing". Lake George Mirror Magazine. Retrieved 14 June 2016.