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== Description ==
== 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.
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 ==
== Injuries ==
Mrs. Harry Funk received a scalp wound when she was thrown from one of the merry-go-rounds in 1912. Dr. R. P. Elder dressed the injury after the ambulance from Pletcher-Brown was able to arrive within four minutes.<ref>"Thrown from Merry-Go-Round." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 20, 1912. Page 5.</ref>
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.<ref>"Thrown from Merry-Go-Round." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 20, 1912. Page 5.</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 11 July 2025

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.

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.[1]

See Also

References

  1. "Thrown from Merry-Go-Round." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 20, 1912. Page 5.