Carson City and Indian Village
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| Location | Catskill, New York, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 42°14′29.77″N 73°58′57.39″W / 42.2416028°N 73.9826083°W |
| Status | Defunct |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Closed | 1997 |
Carson City and Indian Village (or simply Carson City) was a road-side Wild West-themed amusement park located in Catskill, New York, approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) north of the former Catskill Game Farm on New York State Route 32. In its prime, it was one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Catskill area, along with the aforementioned Game Farm, Howe Caverns, and various resorts and camping sites.
Carson City was a recreation of a prototypical Old-West town, with a row of buildings including a US Territorial Marshall’s office, jailhouse, barbershop, etc. The largest building was the Last Chance Saloon, in which performances were given and food and drink served. On one side of the park was a more Native-American themed attraction, with rows of teepees and performances of Native American dances. At the opposite end of the park was a train depot and working train in which patrons were subjected to mock robberies along the journey. A highlight of Carson City was the daily gunfight shows, in which actors recreated famous gunfights of the Old West, such as the O.K. Corral and Coffeyville shootouts.