Six Gun Territory was a
Western-themed theme park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...
in
Ocala, Florida, United States.
It opened on February 2, 1963 and closed on January 1, 1984.
Southern Railway & Six Gun
One of the principal attractions in Six Gun Territory was the Southern Railway & Six Gun, a
narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
heritage railroad
A heritage railway or heritage railroad (US usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) i ...
.
The railroad's former train station, as of July 2016, is located at Kirby Family Farm in
Williston, Florida
Williston is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,768.
Histoy
The city was established before 1885 by J.M. Willis, who named it after himself.
Geography
Williston is located at (29.386 ...
, which has its own narrow gauge train attraction and hosts the Six Gun Territory Wild West Weekend and Reunion event each year.
The railroad utilized two
steam locomotives
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...
, with details listed in the table below.
See also
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Ghost Town Village
Ghost Town Village (formerly "Ghost Town in the Sky at Ghost Mountain Park") is an abandoned Wild West-themed amusement park in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, United States that is currently, as of October 2019, under contract for possible sa ...
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New Life Ranch Frontier Cove
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Silver Springs (attraction)
Silver Springs is a group of artesian springs that feed into the Silver River in Marion County, Florida. It is the largest artesian spring in the world and the site of the oldest commercial tourist attraction in Florida, and was designated a Na ...
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Wild Waters
Wild Waters was a Water park in Silver Springs, Florida. It was the sister park of Silver Springs Nature Theme Park in Silver Springs. Because Wild Waters was adjacent to Silver Springs, it had many trees and shady areas. There were picnic a ...
References
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Kirby Family FarmSix Gun Territory
1963 establishments in Florida
1984 disestablishments in Florida
3 ft gauge railways in the United States
Amusement parks closed in 1984
Amusement parks opened in 1963
Defunct amusement parks in Florida
Defunct Florida railroads
Heritage railroads in Florida
History of Silver Springs, Florida
Narrow gauge railroads in Florida
Western (genre) theme parks
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