An undated post card view of the “Scenic Railway” at Edgewood Park, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. This was a wooden roller coaster that was in operation from 1909 to 1922 and named “Touring the Alps.” According to information in the Roller Coaster Database, it was destroyed by a windstorm in March 1923, and not rebuilt.
The story of the destruction of this popular attraction was told in detail in the Shamokin News Dispatch, March 29, 1923.
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