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"HISTORY OF KNOTT’S BERRY FARM"
LINKS TO WEBSITES ABOUT KNOTT’S BERRY FARM:
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Knott's Berry Farm, Calico Mine Ride, 1960 - Part 2
Knott’s 1951 home movie on You Tube
Knott’s 1957 home movie on You Tube
Knott’s Ghost Town Gang 1970’s - By: Diana Kirchen Kelly (On Youtube)
Knott’s Ghost Town Gang 1970’s - HD Version - By: Diana Kirchen Kelly (On Youtube)
Knott’s Ghost Town Gang - Strikes Again! - By: Diana Kirchen Kelly (On Youtube)
Lotta Livin’ website about Knott’s history – based on the LA Conservancy tour of Knott’s 2001.
Image Archaeology website about Knott’s history – with many old pictures, including old postcards (downloadable). NOTE: All of these pictures appear to be from the 1960’s and earlier. The main website also includes links to pictures of many southern California tourist attractions (some of which don’t exist anymore).
OC Then: – website about Knott’s memories
OC Then: – website about Studio K (with Gary S. comments)
Chris Jepsen’s BLOG about Orange County History: – search results for Knott’s. There is a link to a short film of Walter Knott from the 1960’s.
Knott’s history videos on YouTube – parts 1, 2 and 3 – interview with Dave Bourne of the Wagon Masters. Interview is conducted by Jay Jennings and video clips are from the Orange County Archives. Part three includes clips of Harvey Walker.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Knott's Berry Farm The Early Years: – pictures of Knott’s memorabilia collected by historian Jay Jennings. Includes postcards and Knott’s maps through the years.
Knott’s circa 1965: – postcards, menus, brochures
Knott’s Berry Farm – early history by Phil Brigandi (Southern Calif. Local historian and former archivist with the Orange County Archives) and early Knott’s pictures
Historic Knott’s
Article 8
Medium Photo Page
Let’s Talk Knott’s:
Orange County Archives website: – doesn’t yet include much about Knott’s, but has their address and contact info. Contact Chris Jepsen, Assistant Archivist, to identify people in Knott’s photos in the archive (714) 834-2434 chris.jepsen@ocgov.com
Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant history
Walter Knott and family info (including birth and death dates)
WAGON CAMP MUSICIANS
Wagonmasters’ Website (performed in Wagon Camp 19542968)
Sharon Leighton’s website about her “Country Sunshine" Band, which includes Johnny Blankership and Rod Culpepper and Skeeter Stulz (all played with various bands in Wagon Camp).
Dennis Agajanian: – performed at Knott’s Wagon Camp in 1970’s as “The Agajanians” with his brother, Danny.
Article includes photo and info about Wild Oats (house band in Wagon Camp in 1970’s)
HALLOWEEN HAUNT
Ultimate Haunt: – Halloween Haunt history website with many interviews and photos from the earliest years of Halloween Haunt, starting in 1973.
Fun Trivia’s website about Knott's: - Most of the Q&A is about the rides and Halloween Haunt.
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