The Turtle

The Turtle (HM1GAU)

Location: West Mifflin, PA 15122 Allegheny County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 23.319', W 79° 51.926'

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National Historic District

Originally known as the Tumble Bug and built by Travers Co. of Beaver Falls, this ride used to be a standard in just about every amusement park in North Amercia. This one has been at Kennywood since 1927.
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HM NumberHM1GAU
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Placed ByKennywood
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 5:55pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 596296 N 4471512
Decimal Degrees40.38865000, -79.86543333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 23.319', W 79° 51.926'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 23' 19.14" N, 79° 51' 55.56" W
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Area Code(s)412
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4800 Kennywood Blvd, West Mifflin PA 15122, US
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