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| The Aquarama Company built the first [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|Ye Olde Mill]] at Olentangy Park in 1904.<ref name="sue">"Sue Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' September 10, 1905. Page 1.</ref>
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| They sued park president J. W. Dusenbury a year later for not paying the agreed-upon percentages derived from the operation of the ride.<ref name="sue" />
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| Around February 1911, the Riding Device Company bought the patents of the Aquarama Company and threatened to sue any park operating an Old Mill ride without a new license.<ref>{{Cite news |type = Advertisement |pub = The Billboard |date = February 18, 1911 |page = 25 |accessedthrough = The Internet Archive |url = https://ia803200.us.archive.org/34/items/sim_billboard_1911-02-18_23_7/sim_billboard_1911-02-18_23_7.pdf }}</ref>
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| The Old Mill ride had two fires in 1911, in May<ref>"Fire at Columbus Park." ''The Billboard,'' June 10, 1911. Vol. 23. Issue 23. Page 20. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1911-06-10_23_23/page/20/mode/2up</ref> and July, with the July fire starting in the Old Mill and destroying the Midway.<ref>"Fire at Olentangy Park." ''The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio),'' July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park/</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref><ref>Photographs, ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref>
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| == Rides ==
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| * [[Ye Olde Mill (1)]]
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| == Related Patents ==
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| * Pleasure canal. (January 2, 1900) U.S. Patent No. 640,439 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Boyton, P. 1900. "Pleasure canal." U.S. Patent No. 640,439. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>
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| * Pleasure canal. (December 18, 1900) U.S. Patent No. 664,179 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2eieOaJswT8T_IbC4KiGi8Cw8ZIYhRA/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Schofield, G. W. 1900. "Pleasure canal." U.S. Patent No. 664,179. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2eieOaJswT8T_IbC4KiGi8Cw8ZIYhRA/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>
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| * Canal boat operating mechanism. (January 8, 1901) U.S. Patent No. 665,765 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Thompson, La Marcus A. 1901. "Canal boat operating mechanism." U.S. Patent No. 665,765. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>
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| == References ==
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| <References />
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| {{Rides}}
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| [[Category:Manufacturers]]
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