Lakemont Park Dam
Lakemont Park is an amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The park opened in 1894 as a trolley park and became an amusement park in 1899. It is one of only thirteen trolley parks still operating, and the 8th oldest amusement park in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania; home to the world’s oldest-surviving rollercoaster
- Also known as: “Lakemont Dam” and “Lakemont Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leap-The-Dips and Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Leap-The-Dips
Roller coaster
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Leap-The-Dips is a wooden roller coaster located at Lakemont Park near Altoona, Pennsylvania. Built in 1902 by the Federal Construction Company and designed by E. Leap-The-Dips is situated 1,400 feet north of Lakemont Park Dam.
Peoples Natural Gas Field
Stadium
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Peoples Natural Gas Field is a 7,210-seat baseball-only stadium in Altoona, Pennsylvania, that opened in 1999. It is the home ballpark of the Eastern League's Altoona Curve Minor League Baseball team. Peoples Natural Gas Field is situated 2,700 feet north of Lakemont Park Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakemont and Hollidaysburg.
Lakemont
Hamlet
Lakemont is a census-designated place in Allegheny and Logan Townships in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located to the east of I-99 and is located between Altoona and Hollidaysburg.
Hollidaysburg
Town
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Hollidaysburg is a borough in and the county seat of Blair County in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located on the Juniata River, 5 miles south of Altoona and is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, metropolitan statistical area. Hollidaysburg is situated 2½ miles south of Lakemont Park Dam.
Duncansville
Village
Duncansville is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,258 at the 2020 census. Duncansville is situated 3½ miles southwest of Lakemont Park Dam.
Lakemont Park Dam
- Category: amusement park
- Location: Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Lakemont Park Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lakemont Park Dam”
- Dutch: “Lakemont Park”
- Egyptian Arabic: “لاكيمونت پارك”
- French: “Lakemont Park”
- German: “Lakemont Park”
- Japanese: “レイクモント・パーク”
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