Lake Compounce

Connecticut · United States · Haunted site

The oldest continuously operating amusement park in North America, open since 1846. Every building on the site has produced accounts at one point or.

Lake Compounce at Bristol, Connecticut has been running since 1846, which makes it the oldest continuously operating amusement park in North America. That alone accounts for a great deal.

The oldest tradition attached to it concerns the man whose name the lake carries, and it should be treated carefully. The story holds that he drowned himself in the lake the day before the land was to change hands. Versions of this are told about Native leaders at sites across the eastern United States, they follow a pattern, and they are almost never supported by anything. It is worth knowing that the name is real and the drowning story is not documented.

What is documented is the age of the park and the number of people who have passed through it. Every building on the land has produced accounts at one time or another, which is what happens when a place has been in continuous public use for close to two centuries.

The park is open and busy, and the reports come mainly from staff working before opening and after closing.

FAQ

Where is Lake Compounce located?

Lake Compounce is in Connecticut, United States.

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