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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. Below is a current list, but there was a new Carousel in 1922 as well.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The News Gazette (Reynoldsburg, Ohio).'' Vol. 15. No. 27.6 July 1922. Pg. 2. https://archive.org/details/newsgazette1920000news/page/n869/</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. Below is a current list. At least two carousels/merry-go-rounds were operating when the park closed in 1937.<ref>Franklin Survey Co. Map. ''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' 1937. Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref>


==List of Merry-Go-Rounds and Carousels==
==List of Merry-Go-Rounds and Carousels==
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* [[Merry-Go-Round (3)]] - A merry-go-round added in 1910
* [[Merry-Go-Round (3)]] - A merry-go-round added in 1910
* [[Grand Carousel]] - Mangels-Illions Carousel currently in operation at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
* [[Grand Carousel]] - Mangels-Illions Carousel currently in operation at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
* [[Carousel (1922)]] - Added to the park in 1922 with a new structure
* [[Merry-Go-Round De Luxe]] - Opened in 1930
* [[Merry-Go-Round De Luxe]] - Opened in 1930


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Latest revision as of 05:04, 23 November 2025

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. Below is a current list. At least two carousels/merry-go-rounds were operating when the park closed in 1937.[1]

List of Merry-Go-Rounds and Carousels

References

  1. Franklin Survey Co. Map. City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. 1937. Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com.