Acrobats and the Auto Club

Wednesday, August 17, 1910

On this date, "Great Thriller" Arthur C. Holden, the compact athletic acrobat, performed his sensational "Loop the Loop" act at Rock Springs Park. Read more at http://rockspringspark.blogspot.com/2011/08/daredevil-holden-appeared-at-rock.html.

Friday, August 17, 1928

The first free basket picnic of the Syria Temple Automible Club was held at Rock Springs Park. Read more at http://rockspringspark.blogspot.com/2011/08/directional-arrows.html.

A caravan left Pittsburgh and proceed through Coraopolis, Carnot Sheffield, Monaca, Rochester, Beaver to East Liverpool and then to Rock Springs Park. Syria auto arrow signs were posted along the route.

Monaca Closes Stores for Picnic to Park

Monday, July 7, 1930


On this date in Rock Springs Park history, the town of Monaca, Pennsylvania closed store and business houses for its annual outing and boat ride to Rock Springs Park. Read more at http://rockspringspark.blogspot.com/2010/08/whole-town-excursions-to-rock-springs.html.

Yesterday In RSP History

Monday, May 31, 1897

Just three days after its inauguration, a trolley carried people from Liverpool to the grand opening of Rock Springs Park on Memorial Day 1897. The trolley bridge remains are now the Dr. David S. Pugh Memorial Overlook. Read more at http://rockspringspark.blogspot.com/2011/06/chester-bridge-overlook.html.

Friday, May 31, 1940

Rochester School Picnic. Excursion to Rock Springs Park sponsored by the Rochester Band Mothers and Kunsman Brothers Jewelers for the benefit of the Rochester High School Band. Leave Rochester at 9:30 a.m. and Return at 10:00 p.m. Arrive at the Park at 12:30 p.m. and Leave 7:00 p.m. (Daylight Savings Time) Round Trip Fare: Adults 50 cents, Students 25 cents. Free dancing to Fate Marable and his "Madcap Cotton Pickers." Come along and help boost the band! Tickets on sale at Hetzel Drug Store and Gordon's Pharmacy in Rochester, Edwards' Pharmacy, Freedom and Citizen's Pharmacy, Monaca. (The Daily Times, May 29, 1940.)

Whole Town Excursions to Rock Springs Park Continued into the 1930's.

MONACA ENJOYS HOLIDAY TODAY

From the Beaver Daily Times, Beaver, PA, July 7, 1930

Monaca is enjoying a holiday today. The occasion is the annual outing, under the auspices of the Monaca Board of Trade. A boat ride to Rock Springs Park on the Steamer Greater Pittsburgh and a picnic in the park at which an interesting program of sports will be presented and awards made, will be feature events of the outing.

Store and business houses in Monaca are closed and business is practically at a standstill in the South Side town. The outing being a community affair by invitation of the Monaca Board of Trade. Many people from all parts of the county joined the Monaca-ites at the Monaca wharf and joined in the outing.

The boat left the landing at the pump station about 11 o’clock. It was estimated there were between ten or twelve hundred people aboard, including men, women and children, all set for a jolly good time. The number at the park will also be greatly increased by the Beaver valley people who will motor to the resort or go by street car. The boat will leave the park on the return trip at 9 o’clock this evening.