Cedar Point History - 1870's

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1870

Louis Zistel builds a beer garden, bathhouse, and children's entertainment.

First use of Cedar Point as a bathing house.

Cedar Point opens for its 1st season. Anecdotal evidence suggests the steamer Young Reindeer may have made its first trip to Louis Zistel's "Cedar Point Beer Garden" on July 16, 1870.

1876

Cedar Point opens for its 7th season.

1877

Cedar Point opens for its 8th season.

1878

Cedar Point opens for its 9th season.

1879

Cedar Point opens for its 10th season.