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Kipton, Camden, Henrietta Memorial Parade/Program is the Sunday before Memorial Day

This is a lovely park in the middle of the Village with playground equipment, an adult exercise station, and the North Coast Inland Trail running through it. There is a pavilion for gatherings with picnic tables and grill stations available. It is a popular destination for bikers and families to take a break.

April 19, 1891 was the date of the horrific train crash at the Kipton Depot. On that day a fast-moving mail train heading east collided with a passenger train heading west. The passenger train was scheduled to stop to let the mail train pass, but tragically, the passenger train conductor’s watch had stopped, and was four minutes off. Eight people lost their lives. As a result, Webb C. Ball, a well-known watch maker was enlisted to investigate. He established watch performance