![]() The Friends of Johnson County Library are celebrating National Friends of Libraries Week (October 17-23, 2021) by presenting the winners of the annual Contest to the Library’s Board of Directors and to our community. I also remember my mom having a nervous breakdown riding the cable car back to the parking lot.2021 Friends Annual Bookmark Design Contest Winners! My brother and his cousins were fascinated by the gunfighters - but what did it for me was meeting actor Tommy Rettig who played "Lassie's" master on the popular TV show.īack in the 60's Six Gun Territory brought in TV personalities that would sign autographs for you. I was ten years old and Aunt Jo and Uncle Cecil took me, my mom and my brother to Six Gun Territory with their two sons, Jerry and Tommy. My Memories of Six Gun Territory by: Greg May One summer our relatives from Winchester, Ky, the Horns, came to see us in Orlando. How exciting that was! Wish I still had that autograph. I remember one time being there and my sister and I got to meet Tommy Norden who played Bud Ricks on the show Flipper. Way too funny you mention meeting celebrities. Especially when Santa would bring you a cowboy outfit and holster and guns. Six Gun Territory meeting celeb's by: Philip Woodham As a young kid of the 60's who couldn't love Six Gun Territory. Besides that, I mostly remember the rides and the gun fights. You could opt to ride the train instead, which we also did. I'm sure it wasn't as high as the pictures in my memory, but it felt like we were almost in the clouds. The first thing I remember doing was riding from the parking lot to the park in the cable car. It was in the late 60's and I was about 6 or 7 years old. I Was There! by: Anonymous I have fond childhood memories of this park as well as Silver Springs. Dan Blocker was playing checkers in front of the general store, in his Hoss Cartwright getup. I remember riding the steam train, and the gunfights. old and we STILL stop for free orange juice at the State line!! I saw Hoss Cartwright! by: Matt Stroup We went there in 1970, I was only7 or 8. I LOVE the State! It will always be a special place to me and my family. Florida had so many GREAT attractions and the world itself was so much more family oriented. It seemed like you were way up there and the cars were barely as wide as the track. I remember the old wooden roller coaster that looked like mining cars. Fortunate to have family to stay with and friends from then also. Find related and similar companies as well as. Still amazed at this wonderful state and all it offers for free. View Six Guns () location in Oklahoma, United States, revenue, industry and description. I now continue the tradition with my family. Late sixties to the early eighties as a family. Iowa My family used to go to the Sunshine State every year, twice a year growing up. It closed years ago, and all that remains are memories and a few commercial buildings where the attraction used to be. ![]() Anyone know exactly where and what's there now? EDITOR SAYS Tish, Six Gun Territory was in Silver Springs east of Ocala. My mom was bad with directions and my dad passed on a few years back, so I'm not even sure where the place was. Such a shame the place closed down- every little boy, especially, and some little girls, love cowboys, horses, and trains. My Dad loved the western theme and my mom loved that it was something the whole family could enjoy together. The train rides were cool and I remember how an Indian (Native American) would jump out at the train- fun and a little spooky, fostering a life-long love of spooky rides. I think one of the first things that interested me in art was when the "Sheriff" took the pre-printed picture of a cowboy they handed out and turned it into a girl for me. It was a neat place, though, that much I do remember. Where Is Six Gun Territory Now? by: Tish I was so little I barely remember the place. Florida crackers all of us! I still have some pictures. We camped with friends and brought extended family on this trip. Afterwards, we went riding the glass bottom boat at Silver Springs. The sheriff walked past the table and ask if we were old enough to be drinking in that there salon! I thought that was the funniest thing with my ROOT BEER! I may have been 4 or 5. I remember going into the saloon and was watching the Can-Can dancers. My oldest sister couldn't stay away from the table until the gun fight started. When we went we saw Wally Cleaver from Leave it to Beaver. Remembering good ole days by: carpetlady1 So fun reading these posts. T-SHIRT by: TIFFANY I remember I had a T-Shirt that said "I WAS SHOT AT SIX GUN TERRITORY, SILVER SPRINGS, FLORIDA". Website Visitors Share Their Memories of Six Gun Territory ![]() ![]()
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