Remarkable Ohio

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Below is a complete listing of all Ohio Historical Markers. To find a detailed marker listing including text, photographs, and locations, click on a county below. Our listing is updated by the markers program as new markers are installed and older markers are reported damaged or missing.

ALERT: Marker mis-numbered #3-46. It will be corrected to #8-46 when possible.

8-46 Sandy Beach Amusement Park

Side A: Nicknamed “Ohio’s Million Dollar Playground” or “Atlantic City of the Midwest,” Sandy Beach Amusement Park opened here on May 29, 1924. The park at Indian Lake featured a 2,000-foot long roller coaster and other popular rides, a boardwalk, and the Minnewawa Dance Hall. The Minnewawa and its succeeding dance pavilions hosted the greatest names of the Big Band era, and thousands of people came from all over Ohio to listen and dance to these popular entertainers. Societal turmoil and rioting in the 1960s affected the popularity of the park. Diminishing crowds, plus competition from larger theme parks such as Cedar Point and Kings Island, led to the park closing in the early 1970s. The lone remnant of the park is the steel arch bridge that spans the harbor.
Side B: Same
Sponsors: Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Logan County Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: 100 Block of Main Street, 
Russells Point, 
OH, 
43348
Location: Dock area between Rite Aid & Taco Bell
Latitude: 40.4726050
Longitude: -83.8955740