Ferris Wheel (1) - Revision history

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	A 40-foot '''Ferris wheel''' was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]]<ref>"Olentangy Park, Theatre and Zoological Garden Will Open Sunday, May 17." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8.</ref> at Olentangy Park near the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)\|first Merry-Go-Round]]. It was put up for sale in 1905.<ref>''The Billboard.'' Vol. 17. Issue 50. Dec. 16, 1905. Page 7. Accessed through Internet Archive. ~~https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1905-12-16_17_50/page/6/~~</ref>		A 40-foot '''Ferris wheel''' was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]]<ref>"Olentangy Park, Theatre and Zoological Garden Will Open Sunday, May 17." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8.</ref> at Olentangy Park near the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)\|first Merry-Go-Round]]. It was put up for sale in 1905.<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1905-12-16_17_50/page/6/ The Billboard.]'' Vol. 17. Issue 50. Dec. 16, 1905. Page 7. Accessed through Internet Archive.</ref>

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	There was a Ferris Wheel at Minerva Park, also owned by J. W. Dusenbury. Minerva Park closed after its 1902 season and some attractions were ~~brought~~ to Olentangy Park. It is unknown if this was the same Ferris Wheel or a new one.		There was a Ferris Wheel at Minerva Park, also owned by J. W. Dusenbury. Minerva Park closed after its 1902 season, and some of its attractions were relocated to Olentangy Park. It is unknown if this was the same Ferris Wheel or a new one.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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	A 40-foot '''Ferris wheel''' was added in [1903 Season\|1903]<ref>"Olentangy Park, Theatre and Zoological Garden Will Open Sunday, May 17." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8.</ref> at Olentangy Park near the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)\|first Merry-Go-Round]]. It was put up for sale in 1905.<ref>''The Billboard.'' Vol. 17. Issue 50. Dec. 16, 1905. Page 7. Accessed through Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1905-12-16_17_50/page/6/</ref>		A 40-foot '''Ferris wheel''' was added in [[1903 Season\|1903]]<ref>"Olentangy Park, Theatre and Zoological Garden Will Open Sunday, May 17." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8.</ref> at Olentangy Park near the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)\|first Merry-Go-Round]]. It was put up for sale in 1905.<ref>''The Billboard.'' Vol. 17. Issue 50. Dec. 16, 1905. Page 7. Accessed through Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1905-12-16_17_50/page/6/</ref>

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	A 40-foot '''Ferris wheel''' was ~~built~~ in 1903 at Olentangy Park near the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)\|first Merry-Go-Round]]. It was put up for sale in 1905.<ref>''The Billboard.'' Vol. 17. Issue 50. Dec. 16, 1905. Page 7. Accessed through Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1905-12-16_17_50/page/6/</ref>		A 40-foot '''Ferris wheel''' was added in [1903 Season\|1903]<ref>"Olentangy Park, Theatre and Zoological Garden Will Open Sunday, May 17." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 2, 1903. Page 8.</ref> at Olentangy Park near the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)\|first Merry-Go-Round]]. It was put up for sale in 1905.<ref>''The Billboard.'' Vol. 17. Issue 50. Dec. 16, 1905. Page 7. Accessed through Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1905-12-16_17_50/page/6/</ref>

			== Notes ==
			There was a Ferris Wheel at Minerva Park, also owned by J. W. Dusenbury. Minerva Park closed after its 1902 season and some attractions were brought to Olentangy Park. It is unknown if this was the same Ferris Wheel or a new one.

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	A 40-foot '''Ferris wheel''' was built in 1903 at Olentangy Park near the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)\|first Merry-Go-Round]]. It was put up for sale in 1905.<ref>''The Billboard.'' Vol. 17. Issue 50. Dec. 16, 1905. Page 7. Accessed through Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1905-12-16_17_50/page/6/</ref>		A 40-foot '''Ferris wheel''' was built in 1903 at Olentangy Park near the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)\|first Merry-Go-Round]]. It was put up for sale in 1905.<ref>''The Billboard.'' Vol. 17. Issue 50. Dec. 16, 1905. Page 7. Accessed through Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1905-12-16_17_50/page/6/</ref>

			== See Also ==
			* [[Ferris Wheel (2)]] - Opened around 1910
			* [[Ferris Wheel (3)\|Big Eli]] - Opened in 1927
			* [[Ferris Wheel (4)]] - Opened 1933

	== References==		== References==

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