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Summer amusements in Quincy offer endless options
The Good Old Summer Time story highlights Quincy’s river access and parks, with dozens of clubs, public camps, and 25 parks. It details Rotary style river outings, High land park attractions, Baldwin pool, baseball at League park, boat trips, Point Pleasant camp, river excursions, motors and row boats, and nearby country trips to Keokuk Hannibal Homan Falls and Mark Twain home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gem City
Quincy
Quincy Bay
Hannibal
Keokuk
League Park
Speeders
Highland Park
Highland
Baldwin
Des
South Park
Washington Park
Point Pleasant
Mississippi
Baldwin Park
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Third
Hampshire Streets
Jersey Street
Sixth Street
Wabash Station
Madison
Fifth Street
Indian Mounds Park
Mound
Eighth Street
Twelfth
Harrison Streets
Harrison
Twenty-fourth Street
Country Club
Twenty-fourth
Cherry
Walton Heights
Otis Elevator Plant
Locust Boulevard
Eighth
Locust
Soldiers
Heaquarters
Parker Heights
Heights
Gardner and
Riverview Parks
Riverview Park
River
Bay
Clark
Canton
Marion County
Homan Falls
Mark Twain
Jake Hase
East Chute
Orpheum