Below are newspaper articles taken from various sources, with news relating to
Carowinds during the 1970's and early 90's. I have many of these old
clippings to share and will continue to add them bit by bit as time permits.
| 1973 - Bilbo worked at Astroworld - HERE |
| 1973 - Legislatures Meet at Carowinds, Raleigh News & Observer - HERE |
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1974 - Carowinds Agrees To Sell Park At Half Original Cost - HERE
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| 1974 - The Breeze article on Carowinds artist Pat Peirce - HERE |
| 1975 - Paladium concert review, Charlotte Observer - HERE |
| 1976 - Thunder Road tops out at 93ft - HERE |
| 1976 - Carowinds Winds Up Solid Season - HERE |
| 1977 - White Lightnin' construction - HERE |
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1977 - Charlotte Observer article announcing White Lightnin' - HERE
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| 1977 - Amy Carter's Free Carowinds visit Irks Man - HERE |
| 1977 - Traffic Piles Up Outside Carowinds, Charlotte Observer - HERE |
| 1978 - Carowinds announces expansion for '79, Charlotte News - HERE |
| 1979 - Rock Hill Herald article announcing the Carolina Cyclone - HERE |
| 1981 - Charlotte News announcing new Carowinds General Manager - HERE |
| 1982 - Wet, Wild new ride, Charlotte News - HERE |
| 1983 - Carowinds being sold, Charlotte Observer - HERE |
| 1984 - Smurf Island, Charlotte Observer - HERE |
| 1985 - Charlotte Observer article announcing Blackbeard's Revenge - HERE |
| 1985 - Thunder Road Wedding, Charlotte Observer - HERE |
| 1993 - New Carowinds General Manager - HERE |
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1994 - Charlotte Observer article announcing monorail removal - HERE
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