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This third Merry-Go-Round at Olentangy Park opened for the 1910 season.
This third Merry-Go-Round at Olentangy Park opened for the 1910 season. It was moved to another part of the park in 1922.<ref>"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 4, 1922. Page 72.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Company, Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>


== Description ==
== Description ==

Revision as of 06:41, 28 January 2026

Merry-Go-Round
Type Rotating Ride
Park Section Unknown
Built 1910
Opened 1910
Closed Unknown

This third Merry-Go-Round at Olentangy Park opened for the 1910 season. It was moved to another part of the park in 1922.[1][2][3]

Description

The Merry-Go-Round was an amusement device where riders would mount wooden sculptures of animals that would simulate a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music.

Injuries

Mrs. Harry Funk received a scalp wound when she was thrown from one of the merry-go-rounds in June 1912. Dr. R. P. Elder dressed the injury after the ambulance from Pletcher-Brown was able to arrive within four minutes.[4]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Park Opens Today." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. April 16, 1922. Page 68.
  2. ↑ "New Restaurant Open." Columbus Evening Dispatch. June 4, 1922. Page 72.
  3. ↑ General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Company, Columbus, Ohio. 1924.
  4. ↑ "Thrown from Merry-Go-Round." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 20, 1912. Page 5.