Louis Eugene Crandall (July 27, 1929 – September 11, 2016) was an American printer and entrepreneur. He founded

Legend City Legend City was an amusement park that existed on the border of Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona, from its opening on June 29, 1963 to its closing and demolition in 1983. History Originally conceived as an Old West theme park in the mold of Disneyl ...

and the Crandall Historical Printing Museum.

Biography

Crandall was born July 27, 1929, in

Mesa, Arizona Mesa ( ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the most populous city in the East Valley (Phoenix metropolitan area), East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by ...

, to Louis Packer Crandall and Louise Marie Crismon. He obtained his undergraduate degree from

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

, and in 1963 at age 28, he founded

, an amusement park in Phoenix. The park struggled financially and Crandall was forced out of management before the park's closing in 1983. Crandall went on to create the Crandall Historical Printing Museum in

Provo, Utah Provo ( ) is the fourth-largest city in Utah, United States. It is south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the largest city and county seat of Utah County and is home to Brigham Young University (BYU). Provo lies between the ...

, which tells the history of printing, especially with regards to the printing of the Bible, the United States Declaration of Independence, and the Book of Mormon. Crandall was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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