Expedition Theme Park | A Taste of History, Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant | Expedition Knott’s Berry Farm @ExpeditionThemePark | Uploaded May 2019 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Before the Corkscrew, before Ghost Town, before they owned the land in Buena Park, the Knott family took a bet on Cordelia’s southern fried chicken.

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Special thanks to the Orange County Archives for assistance with footage and images.

Stories and images have been drawn from:
Knott’s Preserved by Christopher Merritt (available for purchase from Angel City Press)
Cordelia Knott: Pioneering Business Woman by Christiane Salts
Knott’s Berry Farm: The Early Years by Jay Jennings

Video Credits (in order of appearance)

Thanh Tom Ho
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Lynne Page
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Educational Video Library
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guy jones
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Andy Parks
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WLRN Public Radio and Television
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emari white
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Movieclips Classic Trailers / Columbia Pictures
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California Pioneers of Santa Clara County
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Orange County Register
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Cast Iron Chaos
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Soothing Sunscapes
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Wayne Sitkei
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PismoBeach
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TurdLok / Huell Howser Productions
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AP Archive
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Attractions Magazine
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Destinations Chronicles
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thebvhunter
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This episode was written and produced by Greg Tulloss