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Ned,
I have looked for evidence of the roller coaster in Forest Hill Park, but
with no reall success. However, I have dug the piers of two C&O trestles,
one from 1880s and one from 1901. The former consisted of an underground
cribwork filled with rocks and sand. The latter was a pretty
straightforward concrete pier.
Dan
On Sat, 14 Jun 1997, Ned Heite wrote:
> Does anyone have any information on turn-of-the-century roller coaster
> foundations? We have a known roller coaster site, and it stands to reason
> that the roller coaster frame would have required fairly substantial
> footers. It is clear that the structure was created of preassembled bents
> set up in sequence, so a firm and regular footing would be essential. The
> soil is a piedmont floodplain alluvium.
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