Question: What was Minetown modeled after?
About the article "Hersheypark", section "Minetown".

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Minetown was modeled to resemble a mining town, just as its name says.
The section was officially opened in 1990 with the additions of Convoy, Red Baron, Flying Falcon and Dinosaur-Go-Round.
All except Dinosaur-Go-Round are still in the area; Dinosaur-Go-Round was moved to Founder’s Circle for the 2007 season so the Frog Hoppers could be moved to its location to make room for the Boardwalk.
The section features many classic Hersheypark attractions, including the Sunoco Twin Turnpike, Coal Cracker log flume, Kissing Tower and Great Bear.
It is also home to the Minetown Arcade, Minetown Restaurant, Hersheypark Amphitheater, Hersheypark Aquatheater and the Hersheypark entrance to ZooAmerica.
The Minetown Restaurant is a cafeteria style place, and is the only area in the park where alcohol is served.
Lantzville was originally a mining town and is named after its American founder, Fraser Harry Lantz.
To remember its history Lantzville annually celebrates Minetown Day (A community fair).
According to Lantzville: The First Hundred Years, the first European settler in the area was an English Coal Miner named Emanuel Wiles, also known as Robert Emanuel or Bob.
Lantzville is a tourist destination with a number of well located Bed and breakfast operations. 
Once Hershey Entertainment & Resorts got the hotel investments behind them, they were able to focus on investing in the park.
A new themed area was opened, marking the first significant expansion of the park's foot print: Pioneer Frontier.
Canyon River Rapids was built and added in 1987 (replaced by Intercoastal Waterway and The Shore wave pool in 2009).
Western Chute-Out was added in 1988, a set of water slides.
The 1990s started off with the creation of Minetown.
The old penny arcade was replaced by a massive three-story building, housing the Minetown Arcade, Minetown Restaurant, and games.
The Flying Falcon replaced Himalaya, and three kiddie rides replaced the Coal Shaker.
Four roller coasters were added to Hersheypark in the 1990s.
The Dry Gulch Railroad received a second steam engine, named "Janelle", to complement "Skooter", the former had a similar appearance, but was slightly larger and more powerful than the latter.
Sidewinder, a Vekoma Boomerang coaster, was added in 1991.
In 1996, the wooden coaster The Wildcat was added and was named after The Wild Cat that previously operated from 1923 to 1946.
The Great Bear opened in 1998, the park's most expensive single ride to date.
Wild Mouse opened in 1999.
Several rides were also added during this decade.
In 1994 the water plunge ride Tidal Force opened.
A Ferris wheel and Whip ride were added in 1997.
Four other new rides were added in 1999.
These include the Merry Derry Dip fun slide, Music Express, Chaos (since removed), and the Frog Hopper. 
Rhineland is named after its Bavarian architecture and is the first park section located within the park’s gates.
Like Tudor Square, Rhineland is not home to any attractions but does include a wide variety of gift shops as well as a Nathan’s, Famous Famiglia Pizzeria, and the Central PA's Kosher Mart.
The Kosher Mart building was, until 1992, the Rhineland entrance of the Sky Ride - a ski lift transport ride which took you to Minetown, near the Kissing Tower and Twin Turnpike (which is now the location of Great Bear). 
The Mini-Comet was an oval shaped kiddie coaster.
The trains were painted blue, while the track was painted red.
It operated in two locations in Hersheypark; near the Comet in Comet Hollow and in Minetown next to the Himalaya.
Very little information is known about the ride, and there are very few pictures, however a video of the ride from 1976 can be found here VIDEOCharles J. Jacques wrote in his book "Sweetness of Success" that it was an Allen Herschel built ride.
However, based on a picture from 1978, it appears to be a Carl Miler ride.
What is definitively known about Mini-Comet is that it is shown on Hersheypark's 1975 and 1977 maps, but not on the 1974 or 1980 maps.
The name was also thought to be "Little Comet", but park maps showing the ride say "Mini-Comet.
"The ride was in at least two locations in the park.
In 1975, it was in Comet Hollow on the west bank of Spring Creek between the high bridge and the ride Mini-Comet was named for, The Comet.
It was relocated to the current Minetown area of the park, adjacent to a kiddie ride (Outboard MotorBoats), in 1976.
It was shown on both the 1977 and 1978 park maps.
In 1979 and beyond, it was no longer in the park.