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The City of Lakeland is located in northeast Shelby County, within the metropolitan area of Memphis. The City’s low development and natural terrain fosters a sense of country living with a number of lakes, ponds, creeks, parks and other recreational sites that enhance the quality of life for residents of the area.
While today the city of Lakeland is primarily known as a residential community with beautiful lake-front properties and tree-canopied roads, the area that eventually became the town was originally founded in the 1960s as “Lake Land”, the amusement park. The park, centered around the man-made Garner Lake, consisted of thrill rides, a steamboat ride, a train ride, a fully lighted drag strip, and a skyride from the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. Years after the amusement park closed, the basic route of the train ride’s tracks became what is today known as Huff Puff Road.
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