Ackerman Island
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Ackerman Island was a sandbar located in the Arkansas River
near Wichita, Kansas
.
The sandbar started to form in the 1870s, supposedly due to a drop in the river level. Joseph Ackerman, a local businessman, acquired the island in 1890. In 1905 he sold the island, and the Wonderland Amusement park (not to be confused with the Wonderland Amusement Park
in Revere, Massachusetts
) was built, remaining open until 1918.
By the 1930s, flooding concerns led the Works Progress Administration
to organise the removal of the sandbar, and nothing remains of the island today.
Arkansas River
The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. The Arkansas generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's initial basin starts in the Western United States in Colorado, specifically the Arkansas...
near Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
.
The sandbar started to form in the 1870s, supposedly due to a drop in the river level. Joseph Ackerman, a local businessman, acquired the island in 1890. In 1905 he sold the island, and the Wonderland Amusement park (not to be confused with the Wonderland Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park
The Wonderland Amusement Park operated from 1906 to 1911 in Revere, Massachusetts. It included roller coasters, a reenactment of an urban conflagration, and various ethnic and technological attractions and is cited as a possible inspiration for Disneyland...
in Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :...
) was built, remaining open until 1918.
By the 1930s, flooding concerns led the Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
to organise the removal of the sandbar, and nothing remains of the island today.