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Benson's Wild Animal Park 1963

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Date Added: Thu, Jan 03 2008

The Nashua Historical Society is currently featuring an exhibit on Benson's Wild Animal Farm.  Benson's was an amusement park located in Hudson, New Hampshire.  It was open until 1987.  I used to go there as a child.  I remember the lions, monkeys, tortoises and elephants.  I loved the little cars you could drive around on a track.  Ahhh, nostalgia!  Gotta love it.

I came across this video of Benson's Wild Animal Park (as it was also known) from 1963.  It's an 8mm film, provided courtesy of Ryan Towle. 

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Joann Provost said:

This was absolutely great to see. I forgot how great Benson's was. I was born in 1965 and had the pleasures of going to Benson's a couple of times. The last time I went was in Jr High in 1979 and we rode our bikes from Dracut. The music was also wonderful as well. Thank you, Joann
Sat, Jan 05 2008 8:51 PM
 

Janice Brown said:

Lisa, What a marvelous movie. Thank you so much for sharing a blast from the past! Janice
Sat, Jan 05 2008 10:03 PM
 

Martha said:

Thank you so very much for posting that. It was great to see. Saddens me that my own child wont have that type of fun to experience.
Thu, Mar 13 2008 5:52 PM

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