Ellwood City, founded in 1892 as a resort town, had a beautiful amusement park like almost every other city at that time.  There was a time when about 2,000 parks existed around the country, many parks were built as "Trolley Parks", meaning they were built at the end of a trolley line, as a way to get people to ride the trolleys.  Ellwood City's Rock Point Park, was built with almost the same concept in mind but as a "Railroad Park".  Unfortunately, the beginning of the end of Rock Point occurred in 1914 when a spark from the train's engine started a fire that destroyed most of the park.  Rock Point Park was one of the thousands of parks that didn't survive into the 1990's. 

Rock Point Park Links

Since this site was a created in 1999, some new websites about Rock Point Park have been created by some dedicated individuals. These sites are fantastic and offer a glimpse into the history that is Rock Point. In addition, there's a lot of news surrounding the current property of Rock Point. Visit the following links for a wealth of information.

• A Look Back at Rock Point Park
• Rock Point Park - Memories of a bygone amusement park
• Wild Waterways Conservancy - Rock Point Project Overview
• The Rock Point Watershed - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

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