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Greetings from Bertrand Island Amusement Park (NJ) (Images of America)

Martin Kane

In an age before jets, air-conditioning, and superhighways, Lake Hopatcong was a major northeast resort. It lay within easy reach of large cities to the east, and its size and setting at over nine hundred feet above sea level made it a perfect holiday destination. From the late nineteenth century th...

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It was mentioned as a coffee table book about a New Jersey amusement park which was believed to have a mechanical bull in the 1930s, and was referenced online.

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And I think this is what the deal is. I saw this referenced a lot online, and there is a coffee table book about Bertrand Island amusement park. And I bet you dollars to donuts there is a picture of t...

— Episode: Mechanical Bulls!

Episode: Mechanical Bulls!

It was mentioned as a coffee table book about a New Jersey amusement park which was believed to have a mechanical bull in the 1930s, and was referenced online.

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And I think this is what the deal is. I saw this referenced a lot online, and there is a coffee table book about Bertrand Island amusement park. And I bet you dollars to donuts there is a picture of this Rydham Cowboy Ride in that book because they all reference this book.

But I didn't have time nor the inclination to buy this book to prove it to myself.

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