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PHOTOS: Long-gone amusement park embedded in southwest Ohio park

PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Forest conceals long-abandoned amusement park, a 1930s Dayton hot spot
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
PHOTOS: Long-abandoned amusement park lives on in Possum Creek MetroPark
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Argonne Forest Park's entrance beckoned to those passing but when gas rationing began during World War II, fewer people made the drive. DAYTON-MONTGOMERY COUNTY PARK DISTRICT
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By Lisa Powell
Oct 15, 2020
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The rusted and crumbled remains of a long-abandoned amusement park can still be found where a fellow nicknamed “Firecracker” built it as a tribute to the friends he fought alongside in World War I.

Click here to read more about the Argonne Forest Park in the Dayton area.

Then click through the photos above for views of the area.

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