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Fries Park was a park established in Marrtown, West Virginia in 1892 by Gustavus Louis "Gusty" Fries. 〔“History & Preservation”, newsletter of the Wood County Historical and Preservation Society, Vol. 9 No. 2, Apr-May–June 2002〕 ==Opening== From a Parkersburg newspaper, May 6, 1893:〔Parkersburg Sentinel newspaper, May 6, 1893〕 “You Are Invited. ''Gusty Fries has provided a place long needed. By hard work and at great expense he has fitted up grounds beautifully located below the city, that is just the thing for public or private picnic parties, dances, excursions, etc. He has the park ready, better and bigger than ever and he will be there tomorrow and will be glad to welcome and entertain any of his friends who care to visit his inviting place. There is no prettier, cooler, or better place for a private or public outing.''” The appeal was a family operation where people could relax by picnicking and enjoying square dances and round dances like the polka and schottische in the park's dance pavilion. Fresh crabs were brought in by train from Baltimore, and beer was provided by the Hebrank & Rapp Lager Beer Brewery, the first brewery in the Mid-Ohio Valley. (Louis Hebrank was Fries’s father-in-law, as he had married Hebrank's daughter, Katherine, in 1890.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fries Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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