Oaks Park, an amusement park, is located 15 minutes by car south of downtown Portland, Oregon, near the Sellwood Bridge. Its midway rides and 44 acres (178,000 m²) of grounds are modest; except during special events (such as the Fourth of July and Oktoberfest) the park can be quite empty. Six Flags New England, an amusement park in Springfield, Massachusetts. ... Portland skyline. ... The Sellwood Bridge is a truss bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. ... A midway at a fair (commonly an American fair such as a county or state fair) is the location where amusement park rides, entertainment and fast food booths are concentrated. ... Types of amusement rides include: Bumper cars Carousels Dark rides Ferris wheels Freefall towers Hall of mirrors Log flumes Loop-O-Plane Motion platforms Observation towers Octopus (ride) Roller coasters Scenic railways switchbacks Horror train Shoot-the-Chutes The Zipper Tilt-A-Whirl See also Amusement park Closed rides and... These fireworks over the Washington Monument are typical of Fourth of July celebrations In the United States, Independence Day, also called the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. ... Carriage parade, Oktoberfest 2004 Oktoberfest is a two-week beer festival held each year in Munich (München), Bavaria, Germany, during late September and early October. ...

The park was built by the Oregon Water Power and Navigation Company and opened on May 30, 1905, during a period when trolley parks were often constructed along streetcar lines. By 1985, the park was donated to a not-for-profit corporation which operates it as of 2004. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... In the United States, trolley parks, which started in the 19th century, were picnic and recreation areas at the ends of the trolley lines, created by the trolley companies to give people a reason to use their services on weekends. ... a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Not-for-profit corporation is a corporation created by statute, government or judicial authority that does not issue stock. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable rides include the cyclone, a giant slide, a looping roller coaster and bumper cars. There is also a slow-moving miniature train ride for kids. The roller skating rink is opened year-round and is considered by many to be the best part of the park; roller skates and roller blades can be rented at the rink. A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... Bumper car is the generic name for a type of amusement ride consisting of several small electric cars that draw their power from an overhead grid, which is turned off by the operator at the end of a session. ... Roller skating girl in Rome, Italy (soul grind) Roller skating is travelling on smooth terrain with roller skates. ...

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External links

• The park's website (http://www.oakspark.com/)