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| | name = Merry-Go-Round
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| | type = Rotating Ride
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| | section = South end, Center
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| | built = 1896
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| | opened = 1896
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| | closed = 1937 (park closure)
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| | vehicletype = Wooden Animal Sculptures
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| 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. There were likely multiple merry-go-rounds,<ref>''Clay Record.'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0</ref> but they are separate from the [[Carousel]]. The original Merry-Go-Round was just inside the City of Columbus' boundaries in 1899, near the ravine.<ref>"Without Kids Gloves." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 27 July 1989. Pg. 6.</ref> In 1906, it was moved to the building that housed the first [[Dancing Pavilion (First)|Dancing Pavilion]] located near the [[Park Entrance]] and near the [[Ferris Wheel]]<ref name="logan">"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, OH).'' 14 June 1906. Pg. 2. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] | [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref>, however, this could have been the [[Carousel]].<ref>"Auspicious Day for Park Opening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 30 April 1906. Pg. 6.</ref>
| | A '''Merry-Go-Round''', sometimes called a '''Carousel''', 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. There were several of these rides at Olentangy Park. |
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| In 1897, rides were free for children under 10 years old and ran from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the park season.<ref name="ad">Ad. ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 31 July 1897. Pg. 6.</ref>
| | ==List of Merry-Go-Rounds and Carousels== |
| | | * [[Merry-Go-Round (1)]] - Original Merry-Go-Round built for the park's 1896 opening season. |
| == Description == | | * [[Merry-Go-Round (2)]] - Merry-Go-Round purchased from the Columbus Zoological Company in 1906. |
| The Merry-Go-Round when the park first opened in 1896 was described as having "beasts and birds and dreadful-looking animals."<ref name="opened">"Olentangy Park Opened." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 13 June 1896. Pg. 5.</ref> In 1906, the "Merry-Go-Round" had "gay rocking horses and chariots and [had a] big organ."<ref name="logan" />
| | * [[Grand Carousel]] - Mangels-Illions Carousel currently in operation at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium |
| | | * [[Merry-Go-Round De Luxe]] - "New" in 1930, strikingly similar to the Grand Carousel and possibly the same ride |
| == Events ==
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| The ride lost power due to a lightning strike in June 1902.<ref>"Brevities." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 14 June 1902. Pg. 6.</ref>
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| == Injuries and Deaths ==
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| On July 12, 1902, a Mrs. John Hindmarch, 57, fell from the ride while at the park with her two granddaughters. She fell while checking on her granddaughter, her head landing on a rock. She later died from her injuries. Her family had just moved to Columbus two months prior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.<ref>''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' 13 July 1902. Pg. 8.</ref><ref>"A Fatal Ride." ''Monday Columbus Dispatch.'' 14 July 1902. Pg. 8.</ref>
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| On July 6, 1905, during an outing for orphans and poor children hosted by the Salvation Army, Eral Roach became dizzy while riding the merry-go-round and fell from a horse. He was badly shaken and bruised but recovered.<ref>"Little Children of the Poor Have Day of Pleasure." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 6 July 1905. Pg. 1.</ref>
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| A woman was injured when she was thrown from one of the merry-go-round rides in June 1912.<ref>"Thrown from Merry-Go-Round." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 20 June 1912. Pg. 5.</ref>
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[Carousel|Grand Carousel]] - Often called the "merry-go-round," but is a separate ride.
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| * [[Merry-Go-Round De Luxe]] - "New" in 1930, strikingly similar to the Grand Carousel and possibly the same ride
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| == References ==
| | {{Park Sections}} |
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| | {{Rides}} |
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| [[Category:Rides]] | | [[Category:Rides]] |
| [[Category:Rotating Rides]] | | [[Category:Rotating Rides]] |
| [[Category:Added in 1896]]
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