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DEDogpatch USA Theme Park, pictured before and after closing.
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Dogpatch USA was a theme park in Arkansas that operated from 1968 to 1993. It was based on 1930s comic strip Li’l Abner, created by cartoonist Al Capp and set in a fictional village called Dogpatch. Park attractions included paddle boats, a train, caverns, a grist mill, shops, statues and various rides. Li’l Abner comic-strip characters (pictured) would roam the park and perform skits for the patrons. Unfortunately financial concerns and competition from the nearby parks forced Dogpatch to close its doors.
Since closing, parts of the park have been divided up and sold, and the main area has been bought, sold, and foreclosed on several times. Also abandoned is the former Hub Motel, more recently known as the Marble Falls Resort. It last operated in 2017.
As of 2020, Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris purchased the abandoned property for $1.2 million and plans to restore it as a private nature preserve called Marble Falls Nature Park. #dogpatchusa #abandoned
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