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View looking down a wooden slide ending in the lake, an early water slide; Spanish Fort was the sight of an amusement park.

Copy of black-and-white photograph of Spanish Fort from the lake, on a summer's day

Aerial view showing Spanish Fort and Bayou St. John areas as they appeared in 1922. The recently-installed Big Dipper roller coaster (scenic railway) is shown in Spanish Fort Park.

View s howing the Spanish Fort Bath House and adjacent water slide as they appeared on 26 August 1922

View showing the midway at Spanish Fort Park. Entrances to the Frolic, which was introduced in 1921, and the Whip, which was introduced in 1919 are visible but the rides themselves are not shown.

Exterior view of Spanish Fort Park, showing a fee-based parking lot and the Big Dipper roller coaster (also known as Big Dipper scenic railway). The New Orleans Roller Coaster Company built the Big Dipper in 1921 at a cost of $50,000. The ride…

View, looking down a walking path of arcade buildings at Spanish Fort

Chance to Shoot 'Germans' in Spanish Fort 'Trench'

Field photograph of scrap wood surrounding pipe bowl and pipe stem concentration

Pile of flattened lead bullets from 8 Jay Street