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. 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.[1] Dona Stevens, the new queen, was crowned on August 15, 1908.[2]

References

  1. Personal Ad. Columbus Evening Dispatch. 23 June 1908. Pg. 8.
  2. Personal Ad. Columbus Evening Dispatch. 12 July 1908. Pg. 16.