Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts, began in 1870 as Gallup's Grove, evolved into Riverside Park, and grew from a picnic destination into a major amusement park. Under Henry J. Perkins, early coasters and attractions established its modern character, but foreclosure and closure during the Depression halted that first era. Edward Carroll Sr. revived the park in 1939 and built it into New England's largest theme park, adding the coaster now known as Thunderbolt. Sold in 1996 and renamed Six Flags New England in 2000, the park gained major new rides while remaining a rare surviving link to nineteenth-century amusement history.

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Agawam Town, Massachusetts · USA