Knott's Berry Farm

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SCHOFAN There wasn't anything fancy 400 ally for you, and that you have enjoyed reminiscing with us a little of our history. Sincerely yours, here wasn't anything fancy about our berry farm when we started out some thirty-eight years ago. It was just a rickety shed at the side of a dusty road and the land was 10 acres of fertile soil. We sold what we raised and were fortunate to be able to buy the 10 acres after renting it for seven years. The fam- ily was growing with the farm, and our barefoot children were either helping in the stand or trying to flag down passing traffic. We were continually experimenting with new varieties of berry plants. I heard that one of our neighbors, Ru- dolph Boysen in Anaheim (that's where Disneyland is now), had developed an unusually large and highly flavored berry by crossing a loganberry, black- berry and raspberry. When I went to visit him, he showed me six neglected vines and said, “that's all that's left.” Mr. Boysen gave me his only plants and I transplanted the withered vines to our farm. The first crop was encouraging and the berry was spectacular, not only in size, but in flavor as well. We named it the “Boysenberry.” With this berry Cordelia started to make pies and jams to sell at our road- side stand. Her preserves were attract- ing more and more customers, so in 1934 we added a room to our home for our tiny restaurant. On opening day she served eight chicken dinners, on our wedding china, with the children help- ing out by waiting on tables. It was a family affair...and still is. Folks started to get the habit of stop- ping by the Berry Farm for their favor- ite chicken dinner, pies and Boysenberry Jam. Gradually we added more acreage, until today approximately 200 acres are used for the Farm and Ghost Town. It was in 1940 that we started to cre- ate a living Ghost Town as part of our Farm, to portray the past and build a historical, but entertaining monument honoring the courage of our pioneering families. To turn the pages of history back to the General Store with its hard rock candy and sarsaparilla... the chug- ging of the narrow-gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railroad ... streets lined with the wooden sidewalks and buildings of Wells Fargo days... pack-laden burros dozing at the hitching post while the stage coach and its horses go galloping by. It's all a dream come true and we hope you'll come in and share with us the love of the colorful old West the next time you're in our neighborhood. We certainly hope you will enjoy this package that has been prepared speci- Walter Knott Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California Owned and operated by the founders, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Knott and Family. LAA AAA OOO AMA ALATA OOO TK CBR ODO