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| {{Infobox ride
| | #REDIRECT [[Ye Olde Mill (2)]] |
| | name = Ye Old Mill
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| | othernames = The Old Mill<br />Old Mill<br />Ye Olde Mill<br />Second Old Mill
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| | type = Water ride<br />Dark ride
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| | section = Midway
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| | built = 1918
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| | opened = 1918
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| | closed = 1937 (park closure)
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| | vehicletype = Boat
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| | image = YeOldMill Photo OhioMemory.jpg
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| }}
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| '''Ye Olde Mill''', stylized as '''Old Mill''', '''The Old Mill''', and '''Ye Old Mill''', was a water ride and dark ride installed at Olentangy Park in 1918. A fire destroyed the [[Ye Olde Mill (First)|original building]] in July 1911, and the ride was rebuilt for the 1918 season<ref name=":0">"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' September 23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> further north. It was redecorated in 1930<ref>"Play in Sunshine." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 10, 1930. Page 8.</ref> and was a mainstay until the park's final season in 1937. It was common with Old Mill rides around the country to be referred to by some park-goers as "The Tunnel of Love" due to its pitch-black sections allowing couples a chance to cuddle and kiss.<ref>"Variety Club at Olentangy Fiesta." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 26, 1932. Page 8.</ref> This version of the ride ran on new lines, and there were electrically lighted ways throughout the ride where riders encountered weird scenes.<ref name=":0" />
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| It operated until the park closed in 1937.<ref name="map">Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref> The ride was one of the many that were sold off by the Cleveland Wrecking Company of Cincinnati, Ohio.<ref>Advertisement, ''The Billboard,'' May 14, 1938. Page 45. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-05-14_50_20/page/44</ref>
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| Although the word "Ye" appears and sometimes is pronounced with a "Y" sound, the original pronunciation of the Y-like symbol is a "Th" sound, so "Ye" sounds like "The."
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| == Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:YeOldMill Photo OhioMemory.jpg|alt=Part of the second Ye Old Mill ride at Olentangy Park.|Part of the second Ye Old Mill ride at Olentangy Park.
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| File:Midway Photo OhioMemory.jpg|alt=The Midway at Olentangy Park with the Ye Olde Mill, Mysterious Sensation, Joy Mill, and Dancing Pavilion.|The [[Midway]] at Olentangy Park with the Ye Olde Mill, [[Mysterious Sensation]], [[Joy Mill]], and [[Dancing Pavilion (Second)|Dancing Pavilion]].
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| File:CannonBallExpress Photo OhioMemory.jpg|alt=Cannon Ball Express miniature railway and the Midway/Colonnade with the Ye Old Mill, Mysterious Sensation, Rifle Range, and the Joy Mill. (c. 1929-1930s)|Cannon Ball Express miniature railway and the Midway with the Ye Old Mill, [[Mysterious Sensation]], [[Rifle Range]], and the [[Joy Mill]]. (c. 1929-1930s)
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| </gallery>
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[Ye Olde Mill (First)|First Ye Olde Mill]] - Opened in 1904, burned down in 1911
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| ==References==
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| <references />
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| {{Rides}}
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| {{Midway}}
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| {{Park Sections}}
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Old Mill (Second), Ye}}
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| [[Category:Rides]]
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| [[Category:Water Rides]]
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| [[Category:Dark Rides]]
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| [[Category:Added in 1918]]
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| [[Category:Closed in 1931]]
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| {{#seo:|description=Ye Olde Mill, stylized as Old Mill, The Old Mill, and Ye Old Mill, was a water ride and dark ride installed at Olentangy Park in 1918.}}
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| {{#seo:|keywords=Ye Olde Mill, stylized as Old Mill, The Old Mill, Ye Old Mill, Olentangy Park, Olentangy Amusement Park, Olentangy Park Columbus, Columbus amusement park, amusement park, Clintonville, defunct amusement park}}
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