Southwest Ohio Amusement Park Historical Society: Springdale, Not Liberty Township

The Southwest Ohio Amusement Park Historical Society operates from the Springdale Community Center & Library in Springdale, Ohio—not Liberty Township. The society preserves artifacts, photographs, and oral histories of defunct parks like LeSourdsville Lake (Americana Amusement Park), Coney Island (Cincinnati), and Chester Park.

Collection Focus

• Ride vehicles, signage, uniforms from LeSourdsville Lake (closed 1999, demolished 2002)
• Coney Island (Cincinnati) artifacts—distinct from NYC's Coney Island
• Chester Park (Cincinnati, closed 1932) ephemera
• Regional park maps, tickets, postcards, home movies

Visiting and Research

Open by appointment through Springdale Community Center (9350 Winton Rd, Springdale, OH 45246). Digital archive accessible via website (soaphs.org). Volunteer-driven; donations of artifacts/memories welcomed.

Liberty Township (Butler County) has no amusement park historical society—though it's near the former LeSourdsville Lake site (Monroe), which may explain the confusion.