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There was an attraction called the [[Scenic Temple]] at Olentangy Park that opened on Memorial Day, May 30, 1908.<ref name="ad">''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Ad for Scenic Temple. 24 May 1908. Pg. 12.</ref> Little is known about the attraction other than that it showed "Battle Scenes of the Republic,"<ref>"Olentangy Park, Theater, and Zoo." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 29 May 1908. Pg. 12.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 23 April 1908. Pg. 14.</ref> described as a $50,000 (over $1.6 million in 2022) "scenic production of General Grant's Campaign in the Late Civil War"<ref name="ad" /> and was "some of the finest paintings of great battles of the Civil War."<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 1 June 1908. Pg. 12.</ref> Admission was 10 cents ($3.22) for adults and 5 cents ($1.61) for children.<ref name="ad" />
There was an attraction called the [[Scenic Temple]] at Olentangy Park that opened on Memorial Day, May 30, 1908.<ref name="ad">''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Ad for Scenic Temple. 24 May 1908. Pg. 12.</ref> Little is known about the attraction other than that it showed "Battle Scenes of the Republic,"<ref>"Olentangy Park, Theater, and Zoo." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 29 May 1908. Pg. 12.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 23 April 1908. Pg. 14.</ref> described as a $50,000 (over $1.6 million in 2022) "scenic production of General Grant's Campaign in the Late Civil War"<ref name="ad" /> and was "some of the finest paintings of great battles of the Civil War."<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 1 June 1908. Pg. 12.</ref> Admission was 10 cents ($3.22) for adults and 5 cents ($1.61) for children.<ref name="ad" />
==See Also==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM1q-Y9p2-c&list=PLzwfYQFCSrrTucWPUXUPKO11HyTmLze7A Video of a Civil War Cyclorama]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 06:50, 30 July 2022

Scenic Temple
Type Exhibition
Park Section Unknown
Built 1908
Opened 1908
Closed Unknown

There was an attraction called the Scenic Temple at Olentangy Park that opened on Memorial Day, May 30, 1908.[1] Little is known about the attraction other than that it showed "Battle Scenes of the Republic,"[2][3] described as a $50,000 (over $1.6 million in 2022) "scenic production of General Grant's Campaign in the Late Civil War"[1] and was "some of the finest paintings of great battles of the Civil War."[4] Admission was 10 cents ($3.22) for adults and 5 cents ($1.61) for children.[1]

See Also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. Ad for Scenic Temple. 24 May 1908. Pg. 12.
  2. "Olentangy Park, Theater, and Zoo." Dispatch Daily Magazine. 29 May 1908. Pg. 12.
  3. "Olentangy Park." Dispatch Daily Magazine. 23 April 1908. Pg. 14.
  4. "Olentangy Park." Dispatch Daily Magazine. 1 June 1908. Pg. 12.