Laffin' Sal

Laffin' Sal (HM1GAQ)

Location: West Mifflin, PA 15122 Allegheny County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 23.298', W 79° 51.827'

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National Historic District

Sal debuted at Kennywood in 1931 as a free attraction in front of the Laff in the Dark. It was during the Great Depression and provided some of the best medicine available in that sad period-Laughs.



When the ride was razed in 1965 to make room for the Turnpike, Sal went into retirement-in a storage bin.



But life began again in her 40's and she has been laughing ever since.

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HM NumberHM1GAQ
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Placed ByKennywood
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Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 11:39pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 596436 N 4471475
Decimal Degrees40.38830000, -79.86378333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 23.298', W 79° 51.827'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 23' 17.88" N, 79° 51' 49.62" W
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Area Code(s)412
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4481-4489 Great Allegheny Passage, West Mifflin PA 15122, US
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