Gypsy Camp

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Gypsy Camp
Other Name(s) Olentangy Park Gypsies
Type Fortune Telling
Park Section Unknown
Opened 1907
Closed Unknown

There was a Gypsy Camp at Olentangy Park, first mentioned in 1907[1]. Queen Stella, the "genuine gypsy fortune teller," was only there for one year from Egypt and told "past, present and future, from cradle to grave." She spoke 14 different languages.[2] Dona Stevens, the new queen, was crowned on August 15, 1908.[3]

References

  1. "Olentangy Park." Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio). 4 June 1907. Pg. 8.
  2. Personal Ad. Columbus Evening Dispatch. 23 June 1908. Pg. 8.
  3. Personal Ad. Columbus Evening Dispatch. 12 July 1908. Pg. 16.