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This was a recreation of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
At this attraction actors playing firefighters and members of the audience (including children) helped "put out" the fire.

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The amusement park opened in 1960 and closed in 1964.

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These boats were floating on a body of water that was created to look like The Great Lakes.
The tugboat is in the foreground; the sternwheeler is behind it.

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This farm was sponsored by Borden's Diary, which was in The Great Plains part of the park.

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This "spacecraft" was sponsored by Braniff International Airways. This ride was in Satellite City, a futuristic part of the park.

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Staged train robberies occasionally occurred on it in the Wild West part of the park.

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This guide was created in 1960.

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While riding in this stagecoach, visitors observed depictions of the American West.

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Visitors observed depictions of the American Northwest on this boat ride.

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These actors are depicting a gunfight in the American West in The Great Plains part of Freedomland.
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