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The Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in Orange County, California originated from a berry farm owned by Walter Knott (1889-1981). In the 1920s, Knott and his wife, Cordelia, sold berries, berry preserves and pies from a roadside stand beside State Route 39, near the small town of Buena Park.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Knott's original berry stand, Buena Park, circa 1926 )〕 In 1932, on a visit to Rudolph Boysen's farm in nearby Anaheim, Walter Knott was introduced to a new hybrid berry of blackberry, red raspberry and loganberry cross-bred by Boysen, who gave Walter his last six wilted berry-hybrid plants. Walter planted and cultivated them, then the family sold the berries at their roadside stand.〔 When people asked what kind they were, he called them "Boysenberrys". In 1934, to make ends meet, Knott's wife Cordelia (1890–1974) reluctantly began serving fried chicken dinners on their wedding china. For dessert, Knott's signature Boysenberry Pie was also served to guests dining in the small tea room. As Southern California developed, Highway 39 became the major north-south connection between Los Angeles County and the beaches of Orange County, and the restaurant's location was a popular stopping point for drivers making the two hour trip in those days before freeways. Until Interstate 605 and State Route 57 were built in the late 1960s, Highway 39 (now known in Orange County as Beach Boulevard) continued to carry the bulk of the traffic between eastern Los Angeles and Orange County. Great location and good value were the restaurant's conditions of success which attracted long lines of diners. ==Amusements== As time went on, more shops and interactive displays were opened to entertain patrons waiting for a seat〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Postcard: Knott's Berry Farm Dining Room Buena Park, CA 11 )〕 at the Chicken Dinner Restaurant.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Postcard: One of the Dining Rooms, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park,Cal )〕 The Berry Market expanded South from Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant along Grand Ave. with the addition of wishing wells, rock gardens〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Postcard: Beautiful Rock Gardens at Knott's Berry Place Buena Park Calif 27 )〕 with miniature waterfalls, water wheels and a grindstone "Down by the Old Mill Stream",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Postcard: Down by the old mill stream, Knott's Berry Place, Buena Park, CA )〕 near a replica of George Washington's Mount Vernon fireplace〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Postcard: Replica of George Washington Fireplace at Knott's Berry Place Buena Park California 8 )〕 which the Knotts had seen while on vacation and admired it so much that they replicated it behind Jams & Jellies; Lost and Found, Nursery, Preserving Kitchen and Administration Offices. Before long, the Knotts had added Virginia's Gift Shop and several more shops and attractions such as a 15-million-year-old petrified log,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Postcard: Petrified Log, 15 Millions Years Old at Knott's Berry Place, Buena Park, Calif. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1951 Knott's Berry Farm, home movie of Elmer Gerlock Film Project )〕 a thirteen-foot diameter cross section of coastal redwood cut at age 750 years,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Postcard: Redwood Tree Cross Section Knott's Berry Farm )〕 a visible bee-hive and an oxcart,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Postcard: Old Ox Cart at Knott's Berry Place, Buena Park, Calif )〕 with several wagons〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Postcard: Old Logging Wheels, typical of those used in log camps before the steam engine put them in the discard. at Knott's Berry-Place_Buena Park, Calif. 12 )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Postcard: Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, Calif. 42 )〕 provided additional photo opportunities. The entire operation would soon be renamed Knott's Berry Place. 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「History of Knott's Berry Farm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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