1897 Season - Revision history

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	# ''The Star-Spangled Banner''		# ''The Star-Spangled Banner''

	'''~~Kineroscope~~ Views:'''		'''Kinetoscope Views:'''

	# ''Umbrella Brigade''		# ''Umbrella Brigade''

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	====Experimental Kinetoscopes====		====Experimental Kinetoscopes====
	M. S. Hopkins, an electrician for the Columbus Street Railway ~~Co.~~, created experimental kinetoscopes with the Edison Kinetoscope and his own ideas. One exhibited at the park showcased 10 years of progress of Columbus's streetcar system, starting with a mule car being heralded by two women wearing sunbonnets, to closed railcars, to a group of young passengers in the railway company's fine party car, the Electra. Hopkins had also planned to show a series of pictures of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and the Franklin Centennial parade.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev07amer/page/584/mode/1up "Kinetoscope Pictures at Columbus."] ''The Street Railway Review.'' 1897. Vol. 7. Page 584. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>		M. S. Hopkins, an electrician for the Columbus Street Railway Company, created experimental kinetoscopes with the Edison Kinetoscope and his own ideas. One exhibited at the park showcased 10 years of progress of Columbus's streetcar system, starting with a mule car being heralded by two women wearing sunbonnets, to closed railcars, to a group of young passengers in the railway company's fine party car, the Electra. Hopkins had also planned to show a series of pictures of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and the Franklin Centennial parade.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev07amer/page/584/mode/1up "Kinetoscope Pictures at Columbus."] ''The Street Railway Review.'' 1897. Vol. 7. Page 584. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>

	===Merry-Go-Round===		===Merry-Go-Round===

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	===Governor Bushnell and Staff===		===Governor Bushnell and Staff===
	On Tuesday, July 20, the park exhibited the first presentation of a life-sized picture of Governor Bushnell and staff with a military escort at a parade at New York's Grant Memorial. Fred Neddermeyer's Band performed a special program for the event.<ref>{{Cite news \|type = Advertisement\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 19, 1897\|page = 5}}</ref>		On Tuesday, July 20, the park exhibited the first presentation of a life-sized picture of Governor Asa S. Bushnell and staff with a military escort at a parade at New York's Grant Memorial. Fred Neddermeyer's Band performed a special program for the event.<ref>{{Cite news \|type = Advertisement\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 19, 1897\|page = 5}}</ref>

	'''The music program included:'''		'''The music program included:'''

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	Opening on May 21, 1897, was the second season the park operated after being named Olentangy Park.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 20, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band played on Sundays throughout the season.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = A Correction\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = June 23, 189\|page = 7}}</ref> At this time, Olentangy Park was 40 acres, while nearby Minerva Park was 159 acres.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Size of Two Parks\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 8, 1897\|page = 4}}</ref> Visitors to the city could take yellow street cars labeled "Olentangy Park" on a 25-minute ride and {{Tooltip \|text = 5-cent\|tooltip = $1.93 in 2025 dollars}} admission to the park.<ref>~~{{Cite news \|articletitle =~~ Olentangy Park~~\|pub =~~ The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph (Bucyrus, Ohio)~~\|date =~~ June 25, 1897~~\|page =~~ 3~~\|accessedthrough =~~ Newspapers.com~~\|url = https://www.newspapers~~.~~com/clip/107087253/olentangy-park}}~~</ref> The park closed on Sunday, Sept. 26, 1897, with a special concert and kinetoscope exhibition.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = Sept. 21, 1987\|page = 7}}</ref>		Opening on May 21, 1897, was the second season the park operated after being named Olentangy Park.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 20, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band played on Sundays throughout the season.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = A Correction\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = June 23, 189\|page = 7}}</ref> At this time, Olentangy Park was 40 acres, while nearby Minerva Park was 159 acres.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Size of Two Parks\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 8, 1897\|page = 4}}</ref> Visitors to the city could take yellow street cars labeled "Olentangy Park" on a 25-minute ride and {{Tooltip \|text = 5-cent\|tooltip = $1.93 in 2025 dollars}} admission to the park.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107087253/olentangy-park "Olentangy Park."] ''The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph (Bucyrus, Ohio).'' June 25, 1897. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> The park closed on Sunday, Sept. 26, 1897, with a special concert and kinetoscope exhibition.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = Sept. 21, 1987\|page = 7}}</ref>

	==Notable Events & Exhibitions==		==Notable Events & Exhibitions==
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	===July Flood===		===July Flood===
	A flood on July 20 of the Olentangy River caused waters to carry away a pontoon bridge at the park as well as a similar bridge at the nearby Dodridge Street Bridge. Since it was temporary and the Scioto River appeared unaffected, it was suggested a cloudburst was the cause of the flooding.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = More Flood Damage\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 21, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref>		A flood on July 20 of the Olentangy River caused waters to carry away a pontoon bridge at the park as well as a similar bridge at the nearby Dodridge Street Bridge. Since it was temporary and the Scioto River appeared unaffected, it was suggested that a cloudburst was the cause of the flooding.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = More Flood Damage\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 21, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref>

	===Big Boil===		===Big Boil===
	An event called the "Big Boil" took place in September. Eight 90-gallon cans and four 50-gallon cans (a total of 920 gallons) of Burgoo, a type of stew, were cooked, and 400 feet of tabling was set up. Tents were set up on the west side of the ballpark with furnaces in front and tables in the north.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Burgoo Cans\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = Sept. 18, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref> Everything but the meat was in by Tuesday afternoon of the week of Sept. 20, and various committees were put to work preparing 10 barrels of potatoes. Coffee, sandwiches, and tobacco were also served. The food was first offered to old soldiers, identified by their badges.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = All in Readiness\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = ~~September~~ 21, 1897\|page = 10}}</ref><ref>~~{{Cite news \|pub =~~ The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio)~~\|date =~~ Sept. 17, 1897~~\|page =~~ 4~~\|accessedthrough =~~ Newspapers.com~~\|url =~~ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/~~107102124~~/~~burgoo~~-~~feast~~-~~at-olentangy-park}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle =~~ Union Veteran Legion~~\|pub =~~ The Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, Washington)~~\|date =~~ Sept. 23, 1897~~\|page =~~ 1~~\|accessedthrough =~~ Newspapers.com~~\|url =~~ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/~~80088413~~/union-~~veteran-legion}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle =~~ Grand Parade of Union Vets~~\|pub =~~ Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee)~~\|date =~~ Sept. 23, 1897~~\|page =~~ 1~~\|accessedthrough =~~ Newspapers.com~~\|url = https://www~~.~~newspapers.com/clip/107102614/grand-parade-of-union-vets}}~~</ref> About 8,000 attended the campfire at the park, including members of the Union Veterans Legion and the Army of the Cumberland.<ref>~~{{Cite news \|articletitle = Pittsburger Is Commander\|pub = The Pittsburgh Daily Post\|date = Sept. 24, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url =~~ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102835/pittsburger-is-commander}}</ref>		An event called the "Big Boil" took place in September. Eight 90-gallon cans and four 50-gallon cans (a total of 920 gallons) of Burgoo, a type of stew, were cooked, and 400 feet of tabling was set up. Tents were set up on the west side of the ballpark with furnaces in front and tables in the north.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Burgoo Cans\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = Sept. 18, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref> Everything but the meat was in by Tuesday afternoon of the week of Sept. 20, and various committees were put to work preparing 10 barrels of potatoes. Coffee, sandwiches, and tobacco were also served. The food was first offered to old soldiers, identified by their badges.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = All in Readiness\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = Sept. 21, 1897\|page = 10}}</ref><ref>''[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102124/burgoo-feast-at-olentangy-park The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio)].'' Sept. 17, 1897. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80088413/union-veteran-legion"Union Veteran Legion."] ''The Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, Washington).'' Sept. 23, 1897. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102614/grand-parade-of-union-vets "Grand Parade of Union Vets."] ''Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee).'' Sept. 23, 1897. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> About 8,000 attended the campfire at the park, including members of the Union Veterans Legion and the Army of the Cumberland.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102835/pittsburger-is-commander "Pittsburger Is Commander."] ''The Pittsburgh Daily Post.'' Sept. 24, 1897. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com</ref>

	==Rides and Attractions==		==Rides and Attractions==

	===Kinetoscope===		===Kinetoscope===
			Kinetoscope views were shown to audiences every evening<ref name="ad">{{Cite news \|type = Advertisement\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 31, 1897\|page = 6}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev07amer/page/862/mode/2up "Advertising at Columbus, O."] ''The Street Railway Review.'' 1897. Vol. 2. Page 862. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> and "Coney Island Kiss" was added to the list in September.<ref>{{Cite news \|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = Sept. 9, 1897\|page = 4}}</ref> It cost {{Tooltip \|text = 10 cents\|tooltip = $3.80 in 2025 dollars}} to attend.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107090335/ten-pictures-will-be-shown-by-the "Ten Pictures Will Be Shown by the Kinetoscope at Fairgrounds Tonight."] ''The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio).'' Sept. 9, 1897. Page 8. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref>
	Kinetoscope views were shown to audiences every evening<ref name="ad">{{Cite news \|type = Advertisement\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 31, 1897\|page = 6}}</ref><ref>~~{{Cite news \|articletitle = Advertising at Columbus, O.\|pub = The Street Railway Review\|date = 1897\|volume = 2\|page = 862\|accessedthrough = the Internet Archive\|url =~~ https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev07amer/page/862/mode/2up}}</ref> and "Coney Island Kiss" was added to the list in September.<ref>{{Cite news \|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = Sept. 9, 1897\|page = 4}}</ref> It cost {{Tooltip \|text = 10 cents\|tooltip = $3.80 in 2025 dollars}} to attend.<ref>~~{{Cite news \|articletitle =~~ Ten Pictures Will Be Shown by the Kinetoscope at Fairgrounds Tonight~~\|pub =~~ The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio)~~\|date =~~ Sept. 9, 1897~~\|page =~~ 8~~\|accessedthrough =~~ Newspapers.com~~\|url = https://www~~.~~newspapers.com/clip/107090335/ten-pictures-will-be-shown-by-the}}~~</ref>

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	====Experimental Kinetoscopes====		====Experimental Kinetoscopes====
	M. S. Hopkins, an electrician for the Columbus Street Railway ~~Company~~, created experimental kinetoscopes with the Edison Kinetoscope and his own ideas. One exhibited at the park ~~showed~~ 10 years of progress of Columbus's ~~street car~~ system starting with a mule car being heralded by two women ~~with their sun-bonnets~~, to closed railcars, to a group of young passengers in the railway company's fine party car, the Electra. Hopkins had also planned to show a series of pictures of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and the Franklin Centennial parade.<ref>~~{{Cite news \|articletitle = Kinetoscope Pictures at Columbus\|pub = The Street Railway Review\|date = 1897\|volume = 7\|page = 584\|accessedthrough = the Internet Archive\|url =~~ https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev07amer/page/584/mode/1up}}</ref>		M. S. Hopkins, an electrician for the Columbus Street Railway Co., created experimental kinetoscopes with the Edison Kinetoscope and his own ideas. One exhibited at the park showcased 10 years of progress of Columbus's streetcar system, starting with a mule car being heralded by two women wearing sunbonnets, to closed railcars, to a group of young passengers in the railway company's fine party car, the Electra. Hopkins had also planned to show a series of pictures of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and the Franklin Centennial parade.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev07amer/page/584/mode/1up "Kinetoscope Pictures at Columbus."] ''The Street Railway Review.'' 1897. Vol. 7. Page 584. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref>

	===Merry-Go-Round===		===Merry-Go-Round===

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	Opening on May 21, 1897, was the second season the park operated after being named Olentangy Park.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 20, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band played on Sundays throughout the season.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = A Correction\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = June 23, 189\|page = 7}}</ref> At this time, Olentangy Park was 40 acres, while nearby Minerva Park was 159 acres.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Size of Two Parks\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 8, 1897\|page = 4}}</ref> Visitors to the city could take yellow street cars labeled "Olentangy Park" on a 25-minute ride and {{Tooltip \|text = 5-cent\|tooltip = $1.93 in 2025 dollars}} admission to the park.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph (Bucyrus, Ohio)\|date = June 25, 1897\|page = 3\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107087253/olentangy-park}}</ref> The park closed on Sunday, Sept. 26, 1897, with a special concert and kinetoscope exhibition.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = ~~September~~ 21, 1987\|page = 7}}</ref>		Opening on May 21, 1897, was the second season the park operated after being named Olentangy Park.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 20, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band played on Sundays throughout the season.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = A Correction\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = June 23, 189\|page = 7}}</ref> At this time, Olentangy Park was 40 acres, while nearby Minerva Park was 159 acres.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Size of Two Parks\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 8, 1897\|page = 4}}</ref> Visitors to the city could take yellow street cars labeled "Olentangy Park" on a 25-minute ride and {{Tooltip \|text = 5-cent\|tooltip = $1.93 in 2025 dollars}} admission to the park.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph (Bucyrus, Ohio)\|date = June 25, 1897\|page = 3\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107087253/olentangy-park}}</ref> The park closed on Sunday, Sept. 26, 1897, with a special concert and kinetoscope exhibition.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = Sept. 21, 1987\|page = 7}}</ref>

	==Notable Events & Exhibitions==		==Notable Events & Exhibitions==

	===Governor Bushnell and Staff===		===Governor Bushnell and Staff===
	On Tuesday, July 20~~, 1897~~, the park exhibited the first presentation of a life-sized picture of Governor Bushnell and staff with a military escort at a parade at New York's Grant Memorial. Fred Neddermeyer's Band performed a special program for the event.<ref>{{Cite news \|type = Advertisement\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 19, 1897\|page = 5}}</ref>		On Tuesday, July 20, the park exhibited the first presentation of a life-sized picture of Governor Bushnell and staff with a military escort at a parade at New York's Grant Memorial. Fred Neddermeyer's Band performed a special program for the event.<ref>{{Cite news \|type = Advertisement\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 19, 1897\|page = 5}}</ref>

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	===Big Boil===		===Big Boil===
	An event called the "Big Boil" took place in September. Eight 90-gallon cans and four 50-gallon cans (a total of 920 gallons) of Burgoo, a type of stew, were cooked, and 400 feet of tabling was set up. Tents were set up on the west side of the ballpark with furnaces in front and tables in the north.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Burgoo Cans\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = ~~September~~ 18, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref> Everything but the meat was in by Tuesday afternoon of the week of Sept. 20, and various committees were put to work preparing 10 barrels of potatoes. Coffee, sandwiches, and tobacco were also served. The food was first offered to old soldiers, identified by their badges.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = All in Readiness\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = September 21, 1897\|page = 10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|pub = The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio)\|date = ~~September~~ 17, 1897\|page = 4\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102124/burgoo-feast-at-olentangy-park}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Union Veteran Legion\|pub = The Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, Washington)\|date = ~~September~~ 23, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80088413/union-veteran-legion}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Grand Parade of Union Vets\|pub = Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee)\|date = ~~September~~ 23, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102614/grand-parade-of-union-vets}}</ref> About 8,000 attended the campfire at the park, including members of the Union Veterans Legion and the Army of the Cumberland.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Pittsburger Is Commander\|pub = The Pittsburgh Daily Post\|date = ~~September~~ 24, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102835/pittsburger-is-commander}}</ref>		An event called the "Big Boil" took place in September. Eight 90-gallon cans and four 50-gallon cans (a total of 920 gallons) of Burgoo, a type of stew, were cooked, and 400 feet of tabling was set up. Tents were set up on the west side of the ballpark with furnaces in front and tables in the north.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Burgoo Cans\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = Sept. 18, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref> Everything but the meat was in by Tuesday afternoon of the week of Sept. 20, and various committees were put to work preparing 10 barrels of potatoes. Coffee, sandwiches, and tobacco were also served. The food was first offered to old soldiers, identified by their badges.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = All in Readiness\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = September 21, 1897\|page = 10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|pub = The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio)\|date = Sept. 17, 1897\|page = 4\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102124/burgoo-feast-at-olentangy-park}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Union Veteran Legion\|pub = The Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, Washington)\|date = Sept. 23, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80088413/union-veteran-legion}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Grand Parade of Union Vets\|pub = Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee)\|date = Sept. 23, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102614/grand-parade-of-union-vets}}</ref> About 8,000 attended the campfire at the park, including members of the Union Veterans Legion and the Army of the Cumberland.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Pittsburger Is Commander\|pub = The Pittsburgh Daily Post\|date = Sept. 24, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102835/pittsburger-is-commander}}</ref>

	==Rides and Attractions==		==Rides and Attractions==
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	===Kinetoscope===		===Kinetoscope===

	Kinetoscope views were shown to audiences every evening<ref name="ad">{{Cite news \|type = Advertisement\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 31, 1897\|page = 6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Advertising at Columbus, O.\|pub = The Street Railway Review\|date = 1897\|volume = 2\|page = 862\|accessedthrough = the Internet Archive\|url = https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev07amer/page/862/mode/2up}}</ref> and "Coney Island Kiss" was added to the list in September.<ref>{{Cite news \|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = ~~September~~ 9, 1897\|page = 4}}</ref> It cost {{Tooltip \|text = 10 cents\|tooltip = $3.80 in 2025 dollars}} to attend.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Ten Pictures Will Be Shown by the Kinetoscope at Fairgrounds Tonight\|pub = The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio)\|date = ~~September~~ 9, 1897\|page = 8\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107090335/ten-pictures-will-be-shown-by-the}}</ref>		Kinetoscope views were shown to audiences every evening<ref name="ad">{{Cite news \|type = Advertisement\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 31, 1897\|page = 6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Advertising at Columbus, O.\|pub = The Street Railway Review\|date = 1897\|volume = 2\|page = 862\|accessedthrough = the Internet Archive\|url = https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev07amer/page/862/mode/2up}}</ref> and "Coney Island Kiss" was added to the list in September.<ref>{{Cite news \|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = Sept. 9, 1897\|page = 4}}</ref> It cost {{Tooltip \|text = 10 cents\|tooltip = $3.80 in 2025 dollars}} to attend.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Ten Pictures Will Be Shown by the Kinetoscope at Fairgrounds Tonight\|pub = The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio)\|date = Sept. 9, 1897\|page = 8\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107090335/ten-pictures-will-be-shown-by-the}}</ref>

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	The Merry-Go-Round was free for children under 10 years old between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.<ref name="ad" /> A ''Dispatch'' reader wrote in to complain about how out of tune the organ was so out of tune, "it [was] an imposition upon humanity to oblige [park goers] to listen to such an instrument of torture. To the sensitive even the prospect of passing the thing is capable of causing a bad fit of distemper while to seat yourself near it is equivalent to taking your place in the old time dentist's chair." The reader suggested replacing it or fixing it.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = To the editor\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 20, 1897\|page = 4}}</ref>		The Merry-Go-Round was free for children under 10 years old between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.<ref name="ad" /> A ''Dispatch'' reader wrote in to complain about how out of tune the organ was so out of tune, "it [was] an imposition upon humanity to oblige [park goers] to listen to such an instrument of torture. To the sensitive, even the prospect of passing the thing is capable of causing a bad fit of distemper, while to seat yourself near it is equivalent to taking your place in the old time dentist's chair." The reader suggested replacing it or fixing it.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = To the editor\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 20, 1897\|page = 4}}</ref>

	===List of Rides and Attractions===		===List of Rides and Attractions===
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	==Poem Involving the Park==		==Poem Involving the Park==
	Caleb Green Jr. wrote this poem, published in the ''Columbus Evening Dispatch'' on Aug. 19~~, 1897~~:<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = Green\|firstname = Caleb Jr\|articletitle = In Olentangy\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = ~~August~~ 19, 1897\|page = 10}}</ref>		Caleb Green Jr. wrote this poem, published in the ''Columbus Evening Dispatch'' on Aug. 19:<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = Green\|firstname = Caleb Jr\|articletitle = In Olentangy\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = Aug. 19, 1897\|page = 10}}</ref>

	:'''In Olentangy'''		:'''In Olentangy'''

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	===Big Boil===		===Big Boil===
	An event called the "Big Boil" took place in September. Eight 90-gallon cans and four 50-gallon cans (a total of 920 gallons) of Burgoo, a type of stew, were cooked, and 400 feet of tabling was set up. Tents were set up on the west side of the ballpark with furnaces in front and tables in the north.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Burgoo Cans\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = September 18, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref> Everything but the meat was in by Tuesday afternoon of the week of ~~September~~ 20, and various committees were put to work preparing 10 barrels of potatoes. Coffee, sandwiches, and tobacco were also served. The food was first offered to old soldiers, identified by their badges.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = All in Readiness\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = September 21, 1897\|page = 10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|pub = The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio)\|date = September 17, 1897\|page = 4\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102124/burgoo-feast-at-olentangy-park}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Union Veteran Legion\|pub = The Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, Washington)\|date = September 23, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80088413/union-veteran-legion}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Grand Parade of Union Vets\|pub = Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee)\|date = September 23, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102614/grand-parade-of-union-vets}}</ref> About 8,000 attended the campfire at the park, including members of the Union Veterans Legion and the Army of the Cumberland.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Pittsburger Is Commander\|pub = The Pittsburgh Daily Post\|date = September 24, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102835/pittsburger-is-commander}}</ref>		An event called the "Big Boil" took place in September. Eight 90-gallon cans and four 50-gallon cans (a total of 920 gallons) of Burgoo, a type of stew, were cooked, and 400 feet of tabling was set up. Tents were set up on the west side of the ballpark with furnaces in front and tables in the north.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Burgoo Cans\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = September 18, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref> Everything but the meat was in by Tuesday afternoon of the week of Sept. 20, and various committees were put to work preparing 10 barrels of potatoes. Coffee, sandwiches, and tobacco were also served. The food was first offered to old soldiers, identified by their badges.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = All in Readiness\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = September 21, 1897\|page = 10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|pub = The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio)\|date = September 17, 1897\|page = 4\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102124/burgoo-feast-at-olentangy-park}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Union Veteran Legion\|pub = The Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, Washington)\|date = September 23, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80088413/union-veteran-legion}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Grand Parade of Union Vets\|pub = Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee)\|date = September 23, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102614/grand-parade-of-union-vets}}</ref> About 8,000 attended the campfire at the park, including members of the Union Veterans Legion and the Army of the Cumberland.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Pittsburger Is Commander\|pub = The Pittsburgh Daily Post\|date = September 24, 1897\|page = 1\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107102835/pittsburger-is-commander}}</ref>

	==Rides and Attractions==		==Rides and Attractions==
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	==Poem Involving the Park==		==Poem Involving the Park==
	Caleb Green Jr. wrote this poem, published in the ''Columbus Evening Dispatch'' on ~~August~~ 19, 1897:<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = Green\|firstname = Caleb Jr\|articletitle = In Olentangy\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = August 19, 1897\|page = 10}}</ref>		Caleb Green Jr. wrote this poem, published in the ''Columbus Evening Dispatch'' on Aug. 19, 1897:<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = Green\|firstname = Caleb Jr\|articletitle = In Olentangy\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = August 19, 1897\|page = 10}}</ref>

	:'''In Olentangy'''		:'''In Olentangy'''

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	\| management = Columbus Street Railway Company		\| management = Columbus Street Railway Company
	\| season = May 21, 1897 - ~~September~~ 26, 1897		\| season = May 21, 1897 - Sept. 26, 1897
	\| newattractions = Kinetoscope		\| newattractions = Kinetoscope
	\| band = Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band		\| band = Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band
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	Opening on May 21, 1897, was the second season the park operated after being named Olentangy Park.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 20, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band played on Sundays throughout the season.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = A Correction\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = June 23, 189\|page = 7}}</ref> At this time, Olentangy Park was 40 acres, while nearby Minerva Park was 159 acres.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Size of Two Parks\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 8, 1897\|page = 4}}</ref> Visitors to the city could take yellow street cars labeled "Olentangy Park" on a 25-minute ride and {{Tooltip \|text = 5-cent\|tooltip = $1.93 in 2025 dollars}} admission to the park.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph (Bucyrus, Ohio)\|date = June 25, 1897\|page = 3\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107087253/olentangy-park}}</ref> The park closed on Sunday, ~~September~~ 26, 1897, with a special concert and kinetoscope exhibition.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = September 21, 1987\|page = 7}}</ref>		Opening on May 21, 1897, was the second season the park operated after being named Olentangy Park.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 20, 1897\|page = 7}}</ref> Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band played on Sundays throughout the season.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = A Correction\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = June 23, 189\|page = 7}}</ref> At this time, Olentangy Park was 40 acres, while nearby Minerva Park was 159 acres.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Size of Two Parks\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = July 8, 1897\|page = 4}}</ref> Visitors to the city could take yellow street cars labeled "Olentangy Park" on a 25-minute ride and {{Tooltip \|text = 5-cent\|tooltip = $1.93 in 2025 dollars}} admission to the park.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph (Bucyrus, Ohio)\|date = June 25, 1897\|page = 3\|accessedthrough = Newspapers.com\|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107087253/olentangy-park}}</ref> The park closed on Sunday, Sept. 26, 1897, with a special concert and kinetoscope exhibition.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Olentangy Park\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = September 21, 1987\|page = 7}}</ref>

	==Notable Events & Exhibitions==		==Notable Events & Exhibitions==

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	~~\| closingday =~~ September 26, 1897
	\| newattractions = Kinetoscope		\| newattractions = Kinetoscope
	\| band = Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band		\| band = Fred Neddermeyer's Famous Band

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	====Experimental Kinetoscopes====		====Experimental Kinetoscopes====
	M. S. Hopkins, an electrician for the Columbus Street Railway Company, created experimental kinetoscopes with the Edison Kinetoscope and his own ideas. One exhibited at the park showed ~~ten~~ years of progress of Columbus's street car system starting with a mule car being heralded by two women with their sun-bonnets, to closed railcars, to a group of young passengers in the railway company's fine party car, the Electra. Hopkins had also planned to show a series of pictures of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and the Franklin Centennial parade.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Kinetoscope Pictures at Columbus\|pub = The Street Railway Review\|date = 1897\|volume = 7\|page = 584\|accessedthrough = the Internet Archive\|url = https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev07amer/page/584/mode/1up}}</ref>		M. S. Hopkins, an electrician for the Columbus Street Railway Company, created experimental kinetoscopes with the Edison Kinetoscope and his own ideas. One exhibited at the park showed 10 years of progress of Columbus's street car system starting with a mule car being heralded by two women with their sun-bonnets, to closed railcars, to a group of young passengers in the railway company's fine party car, the Electra. Hopkins had also planned to show a series of pictures of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and the Franklin Centennial parade.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Kinetoscope Pictures at Columbus\|pub = The Street Railway Review\|date = 1897\|volume = 7\|page = 584\|accessedthrough = the Internet Archive\|url = https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev07amer/page/584/mode/1up}}</ref>

	===Merry-Go-Round===		===Merry-Go-Round===