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ASSEMBLY PARK
Six acres of land were donated by E.S. Ellsworth in the late 1800s as a Baptist
assembly grounds. At one time a huge pavilion and dining hall hosted thousands
of visitors. At one time in the summer of 1902, over 200 tents were set up in the
park. The Red Path-Vawter circuit if the Chautauquas were held here until around
1918. The first swinging foot bridge was built in 1897 to provide easy access to
the Baptist Church back on the town square. The present Swinging Foot Bridge was
built in 1909 and rebuilt in 1925, with some refurbishing in 1956.
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