Ackerman Island
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Ackerman Island was a sandbar located in the Arkansas River near Wichita, Kansas.
The sandbar started to form in the 1870s, supposedly due to a drop in the river level. Joseph Ackerman, a local businessman, acquired the island in 1890. In 1905 he sold the island, and the Wonderland Amusement park (not to be confused with the Wonderland Amusement Park in Revere, Massachusetts) was built, remaining open until 1918.
By the 1930s, flooding concerns led the Works Progress Administration to organise the removal of the sandbar, and nothing remains of the island today.
[edit] References
- Wonderland park. Retrieved on December 7, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Wichita photos. Retrieved on December 7, 2007.
- Cinema Treasures. Retrieved on December 7, 2007.
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