Walter Marvin Knott (December 11, 1889-December 3, 1981) was a farmer who created the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park. In the 1920s, Walter Knott was a somewhat unsuccessful farmer, whose fortunes changed when he nursed several abandoned berry plants back to health. The hybrid boysenberry, named after its creator, Rudolph Boysen, was a cross between a blackberry, red raspberry and loganberry. The huge berries were a hit, and the Knott family sold berries, … Wikipedia
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