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The Aquarama Company built the first [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|Ye Olde Mill]] at Olentangy Park in 1904.<ref>"Sue Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' September 10, 1905. Page 1.</ref>
The Aquarama Company built the first [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|Ye Olde Mill]] at Olentangy Park in 1904.<ref name="sue">"Sue Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' September 10, 1905. Page 1.</ref>


They sued park president J. W. Dusenbury a year later for not paying the agreed-upon percentages derived from the operation of the ride.<ref>"Sue Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' September 10, 1905. Page 1.</ref>
They sued park president J. W. Dusenbury a year later for not paying the agreed-upon percentages derived from the operation of the ride.<ref name="sue" />


Around February 1911, the Riding Device Company bought the patents of the Aquarama Company and threatened to sue any park operating an Old Mill ride without a new license.<ref>{{Cite news |type = Advertisement |pub = The Billboard |date = February 18, 1911 |page = 25 |accessedthrough = The Internet Archive |url = https://ia803200.us.archive.org/34/items/sim_billboard_1911-02-18_23_7/sim_billboard_1911-02-18_23_7.pdf }}</ref>
Around February 1911, the Riding Device Company bought the patents of the Aquarama Company and threatened to sue any park operating an Old Mill ride without a new license.<ref>{{Cite news |type = Advertisement |pub = The Billboard |date = February 18, 1911 |page = 25 |accessedthrough = The Internet Archive |url = https://ia803200.us.archive.org/34/items/sim_billboard_1911-02-18_23_7/sim_billboard_1911-02-18_23_7.pdf }}</ref>

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The Aquarama Company built the first Ye Olde Mill at Olentangy Park in 1904.[1]

They sued park president J. W. Dusenbury a year later for not paying the agreed-upon percentages derived from the operation of the ride.[1]

Around February 1911, the Riding Device Company bought the patents of the Aquarama Company and threatened to sue any park operating an Old Mill ride without a new license.[2]

The Old Mill ride had two fires in 1911, in May[3] and July, with the July fire starting in the Old Mill and destroying the Midway.[4][5][6][7]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Sue Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, September 10, 1905. Page 1.
  2. Advertisement. The Billboard. February 18, 1911. Page 25. Accessed through The Internet Archive. https://ia803200.us.archive.org/34/items/sim_billboard_1911-02-18_23_7/sim_billboard_1911-02-18_23_7.pdf
  3. "Fire at Columbus Park." The Billboard, June 10, 1911. Vol. 23. Issue 23. Page 20. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1911-06-10_23_23/page/20/mode/2up
  4. "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio), July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park/
  5. "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 17, 1911. Page 1.
  6. Photographs, The Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 17, 1911. Page 1.
  7. "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." The Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 17, 1911. Page 1.