Knott's Berry Farm is an amusement park in Buena Park, California, owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. It was also a line of jams, jellies, preserves, and other specialty food, now part of The J. M. Smucker Company based in Placentia, California.
Starting in 1920, farmer Walter Knott and his family developed their Buena Park berry farm into a popular tourist attraction. Originally selling berries, homemade berry preserves and pies from a r...
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Knott's Berry Farm is an amusement park in Buena Park, California, owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. It was also a line of jams, jellies, preserves, and other specialty food, now part of The J. M. Smucker Company based in Placentia, California.
Starting in 1920, farmer Walter Knott and his family developed their Buena Park berry farm into a popular tourist attraction. Originally selling berries, homemade berry preserves and pies from a roadside stand, Knott built a restaurant, shops and stores onto the property by the 1930s. These were then augmented with minor attractions and curiosities until Knott gradually created Ghost Town, transforming them from a way-point to a Western themed destination in 1940. World class rides were then built and free entertainment drew crowds. Disneyland Resort in nearby Anaheim complemented the theme park, making Orange County a tourist destination to Southern California visitors. As more elaborate rides were included, and big name acts were...
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