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Buena Park in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Knotts Berry Farm

 
 
Knotts Berry Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Kindig, September 27, 2009
1. Knotts Berry Farm Marker
Inscription. Founded as a 10-acre farm in 1920 by Cordella and Walter Knott, developer of the boysenberry. From berry fields came a tea room, berry market, nursery and one of the Nation's oldest themed amusement partks now on 150 acres with authentic replicas of a ghost town, gold mine, and our Independence Hall.
 
Erected 1976 by Orange County Board of Supervisors and Orange County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 20.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
 
Location. 33° 50.656′ N, 117° 59.888′ W. Marker is in Buena Park, California, in Orange County. Marker is on Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8039 Beach Boulevard, Buena Park CA 90620, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Betsy (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Blacksmith Shop (about 500 feet away); Knott's Classic Carousel (about 600 feet away); Birdcage Theatre (about 700 feet away); School House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rivera School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buena Park Woman's Clubhouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of Lily Creamery (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buena Park.
 
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Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Calico, California - A Historical Mining Town Puchased and Restored by Walter Knott and Knott's Berry Farm. Be sure to view "Nearby Markers" for additional information and photos.
 
Additional commentary.
1. Boysenberries
Boysenberries were hybridized by Rudolph Boysen, who was also the first superintendent of parks in Anaheim.
    — Submitted June 7, 2014, by Darla Doxstater of Anaheim, California.
 
Knotts Berry Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Kindig, September 27, 2009
2. Knotts Berry Farm Marker
Knotts Berry Farm image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Kindig, September 27, 2009
3. Knotts Berry Farm
Knotts Berry Farm Commemoration Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Byron Flynt, June 14, 2017
4. Knotts Berry Farm Commemoration Marker
Loafers image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Byron Flynt, June 14, 2017
5. Loafers
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 964 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   2. submitted on November 30, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   3. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   4, 5. submitted on November 8, 2020, by James King of San Miguel, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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