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| built          = 1922
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| opened        = 1922
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Latest revision as of 05:13, 23 November 2025

Carousel
Type Rotating Ride
Park Section Center
Built 1922
Opened 1922
Closed Unknown

A new carousel was added to Olentangy Park in the 1922 season.[1][2][3] This could have been the Grand Carousel just moved to a new structure.

Description

The Carousel was an amusement device in which riders mounted wooden sculptures of animals that simulated a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music.


See Also

References

  1. "At Olentangy." The Columbus Dispatch. April 17, 1922. Page 24.
  2. "Olentangy Park." The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio). July 6, 1922. Vol. 15. No. 27. Page 2.
  3. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company. - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.