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	~~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> The company was formed in September 1900 and incorporated in November 1901 by George W. Scofield [or Schofield], Merle J. Wightman, and E. W. Thompson "for the purpose of operating pleasure railroads, merry-go-rounds, and other amusement devices." Edward C. Boyce held stock in the company in 1902.<ref>''Aquarama Co. ~~v. Old Mill Co.'' 124 F. 229. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1903. CourtListener, https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8764001/aquarama-co-v-old-mill-co/.</ref>~~		#REDIRECT [[Aquarama Co.]]

	~~They sued Olentangy 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>

	The Old Mill ride had two fires in 1911, in May<ref>"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</ref> and July, with the July fire starting in the Old Mill and destroying the Midway.<ref>"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/</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref><ref>Photographs, ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref>

	~~== Rides ==~~
	* [[Ye Olde Mill (1)]]

	~~== Related Patents ==~~
	* Pleasure canal. (January 2, 1900) U.S. Patent No. 640,439 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Boyton, P. 1900. "Pleasure canal." U.S. Patent No. 640,439. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>
	* Pleasure canal. (December 18, 1900) U.S. Patent No. 664,179 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2eieOaJswT8T_IbC4KiGi8Cw8ZIYhRA/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Schofield, G. W. 1900. "Pleasure canal." U.S. Patent No. 664,179. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2eieOaJswT8T_IbC4KiGi8Cw8ZIYhRA/view?usp=sharing PDF] Note: Also spelled Scofield.</ref>
	* Canal boat operating mechanism. (January 8, 1901) U.S. Patent No. 665,765 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Thompson, La Marcus A. 1901. "Canal boat operating mechanism." U.S. Patent No. 665,765. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>

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	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> The company was formed in September 1900 and incorporated in November 1901 by George W. Scofield [or Schofield], Merle J. Wightman, and E. W. Thompson "for the purpose of operating pleasure railroads, merry-go-rounds, and other amusement devices." Edward C. Boyce held stock in the company in 1902.<ref>''Aquarama Co. v. Old Mill Co.'' 124 F. 229. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1903. CourtListener, https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8764001/aquarama-co-v-old-mill-co/.</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> The company was formed in September 1900 and incorporated in November 1901 by George W. Scofield [or Schofield], Merle J. Wightman, and E. W. Thompson "for the purpose of operating pleasure railroads, merry-go-rounds, and other amusement devices." Edward C. Boyce held stock in the company in 1902.<ref>''Aquarama Co. v. Old Mill Co.'' 124 F. 229. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1903. CourtListener, https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8764001/aquarama-co-v-old-mill-co/.</ref>

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	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> The company was formed in September 1900 and incorporated in November 1901 by George W. Scofield [or Schofield], Merle J. Wightman, and E. W. Thompson "for the purpose of operating pleasure railroads, merry-go-rounds, and other amusement devices." Edward C. Boyce held stock in the company in 1902.<ref>''Aquarama Co. v. Old Mill Co.'' 124 F. 229. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1903. CourtListener, https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8764001/aquarama-co-v-old-mill-co/.</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> The company was formed in September 1900 and incorporated in November 1901 by George W. Scofield [or Schofield], Merle J. Wightman, and E. W. Thompson "for the purpose of operating pleasure railroads, merry-go-rounds, and other amusement devices." Edward C. Boyce held stock in the company in 1902.<ref>''Aquarama Co. v. Old Mill Co.'' 124 F. 229. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1903. CourtListener, https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8764001/aquarama-co-v-old-mill-co/.</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" />		They sued Olentangy 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 (1)\|Ye Olde Mill]] at Olentangy Park in 1904.<ref name="sue">"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> The company was formed in September 1900 and incorporated in November 1901 by George W. Scofield [or Schofield], Merle J. Wightman, and E. W. Thompson "for the purpose of operating pleasure railroads, merry-go-rounds, and other amusement devices." Edward C. Boyce held stock in the company in 1902.<ref>''Aquarama Co. v. Old Mill Co.'' 124 F. 229. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1903. CourtListener, https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8764001/aquarama-co-v-old-mill-co/.</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" />		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" />
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	== Related Patents ==		== Related Patents ==
	* Pleasure canal. (January 2, 1900) U.S. Patent No. 640,439 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Boyton, P. 1900. "Pleasure canal." U.S. Patent No. 640,439. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>		* Pleasure canal. (January 2, 1900) U.S. Patent No. 640,439 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Boyton, P. 1900. "Pleasure canal." U.S. Patent No. 640,439. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>
	* Pleasure canal. (December 18, 1900) U.S. Patent No. 664,179 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2eieOaJswT8T_IbC4KiGi8Cw8ZIYhRA/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Schofield, G. W. 1900. "Pleasure canal." U.S. Patent No. 664,179. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2eieOaJswT8T_IbC4KiGi8Cw8ZIYhRA/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>		* Pleasure canal. (December 18, 1900) U.S. Patent No. 664,179 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2eieOaJswT8T_IbC4KiGi8Cw8ZIYhRA/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Schofield, G. W. 1900. "Pleasure canal." U.S. Patent No. 664,179. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2eieOaJswT8T_IbC4KiGi8Cw8ZIYhRA/view?usp=sharing PDF] Note: Also spelled Scofield.</ref>
	* Canal boat operating mechanism. (January 8, 1901) U.S. Patent No. 665,765 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Thompson, La Marcus A. 1901. "Canal boat operating mechanism." U.S. Patent No. 665,765. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>		* Canal boat operating mechanism. (January 8, 1901) U.S. Patent No. 665,765 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Thompson, La Marcus A. 1901. "Canal boat operating mechanism." U.S. Patent No. 665,765. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>

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	== Related Patents ==		== Related Patents ==
	* Pleasure canal. (January 2, 1900) U.S. Patent No. 640,439 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Boyton, P. 1900. "Pleasure canal." U.S. Patent No. 640,439. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>		* Pleasure canal. (January 2, 1900) U.S. Patent No. 640,439 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Boyton, P. 1900. "Pleasure canal." U.S. Patent No. 640,439. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>
			* Pleasure canal. (December 18, 1900) U.S. Patent No. 664,179 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2eieOaJswT8T_IbC4KiGi8Cw8ZIYhRA/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Schofield, G. W. 1900. "Pleasure canal." U.S. Patent No. 664,179. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2eieOaJswT8T_IbC4KiGi8Cw8ZIYhRA/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>
	* Canal boat operating mechanism. (January 8, 1901) U.S. Patent No. 665,765 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Thompson, La Marcus A. 1901. "Canal boat operating mechanism." U.S. Patent No. 665,765. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>		* Canal boat operating mechanism. (January 8, 1901) U.S. Patent No. 665,765 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Thompson, La Marcus A. 1901. "Canal boat operating mechanism." U.S. Patent No. 665,765. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>

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	== Related Patents ==		== Related Patents ==
			* Pleasure canal. (January 2, 1900) U.S. Patent No. 640,439 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Boyton, P. 1900. "Pleasure canal." U.S. Patent No. 640,439. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1lYy5m8g3q-vGrz0FPtMVmww7tCu-ou/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>
	* Canal boat operating mechanism. (January 8, 1901) U.S. Patent No. 665,765 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Thompson, La Marcus A. 1901. "Canal boat operating mechanism." U.S. Patent No. 665,765. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>		* Canal boat operating mechanism. (January 8, 1901) U.S. Patent No. 665,765 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Thompson, La Marcus A. 1901. "Canal boat operating mechanism." U.S. Patent No. 665,765. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>

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	* [[Ye Olde Mill (1)]]		* [[Ye Olde Mill (1)]]

			== Related Patents ==
			* Canal boat operating mechanism. (January 8, 1901) U.S. Patent No. 665,765 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Thompson, La Marcus A. 1901. "Canal boat operating mechanism." U.S. Patent No. 665,765. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8Cl9_vCrlSXXzG5SNHKQtMgqYJPP7x/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>

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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>