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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">[https://rcdb.com/3157.htm "Whirl Wind."] ''Roller Coaster Database.'' Accessed on April 15, 2022.</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park, built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/ "Olentangy Park Opens April 25th."]''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio).'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">[https://rcdb.com/3157.htm "Whirl Wind."] ''Roller Coaster Database.'' Accessed on April 15, 2022.</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park, built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/ "Olentangy Park Opens April 25th."]''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio).'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">"Whirl Wind." ''Roller Coaster Database.'' Accessed on April 15, 2022. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https://rcdb.com/3157.htm</del></ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park, built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio).'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https://www.newspapers</del>.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</del></ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb"><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://rcdb.com/3157.htm </ins>"Whirl Wind."<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] </ins>''Roller Coaster Database.'' Accessed on April 15, 2022.</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park, built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/ </ins>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th."<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio).'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was built in the northwest corner of the park,<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/</del>.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Company, Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> west of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] and north of [[Fair Japan]] and later, the [[Swimming Pool]] and [[Bandstand (3)|Band Shell]].<ref>"Lincoln Green Gambols Open for Every Tot." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 22, 1914. Page 3.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was built in the northwest corner of the park,<ref name="sanborn1922">''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ </ins>Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Company, Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> west of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] and north of [[Fair Japan]] and later, the [[Swimming Pool]] and [[Bandstand (3)|Band Shell]].<ref>"Lincoln Green Gambols Open for Every Tot." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 22, 1914. Page 3.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Roller coasters were relatively new when the ride was built, so the park posted ads in ''The Billboard'' magazine seeking a "scenic railway" in 1908.<ref>Advertisement<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, ''The Billboard</del>.'' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Vol. 20. Issue 38. Sept. 19, 1908. Page 28. Accessed through the Internet Archive. </del>https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1908-09-19_20_38/page/28/mode/2up</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Roller coasters were relatively new when the ride was built, so the park posted ads in ''The Billboard'' magazine seeking a "scenic railway" in 1908.<ref>Advertisement. ''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[</ins>https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1908-09-19_20_38/page/28/mode/2up <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Billboard.]'' Sept. 19, 1908. Vol. 20. Issue 38. Page 28. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ins></ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> despite being touted as a park favorite.<ref name="rides"/> The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933,<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Raper|firstname = Tod|articletitle = Special Exhibits, New Band, Bring Crowds to Resort|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 28, 1934|page = 14-A }}</ref> when it was dismantled to make room for the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</del>Baseball Diamond<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </del>and [[Horseshoe Courts]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 46. Issue 26<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. June 30, 1934</del>. Page 55. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Access </del>through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> despite being touted as a park favorite.<ref name="rides"/> The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933,<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Raper|firstname = Tod|articletitle = Special Exhibits, New Band, Bring Crowds to Resort|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 28, 1934|page = 14-A }}</ref> when it was dismantled to make room for the Baseball Diamond and [[Horseshoe Courts]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard.'' <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">June 30, 1934. </ins>Vol. 46. Issue 26. Page 55. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Accessed </ins>through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">"Whirl Wind." ''Roller Coaster Database<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' Accessed on April 15, 2022. https://rcdb.com/3157.htm</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio)<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">"Whirl Wind." ''Roller Coaster Database<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' Accessed on April 15, 2022. https://rcdb.com/3157.htm</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was built in the northwest corner of the park,<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Co.</del>, Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> west of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] and north of [[Fair Japan]] and later, the [[Swimming Pool]] and [[Bandstand (3)|Band Shell]].<ref>"Lincoln Green Gambols Open for Every Tot." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' June 22, 1914. Page 3.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was built in the northwest corner of the park,<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Company</ins>, Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> west of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] and north of [[Fair Japan]] and later, the [[Swimming Pool]] and [[Bandstand (3)|Band Shell]].<ref>"Lincoln Green Gambols Open for Every Tot." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' June 22, 1914. Page 3.</ref></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Roller coasters were relatively new when the ride was built, so the park posted ads in ''The Billboard'' magazine seeking a "scenic railway" in 1908.<ref>Advertisement, ''The Billboard<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">September 19, 1908. </del>Vol. 20. Issue 38. Page 28. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1908-09-19_20_38/page/28/mode/2up</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Roller coasters were relatively new when the ride was built, so the park posted ads in ''The Billboard'' magazine seeking a "scenic railway" in 1908.<ref>Advertisement, ''The Billboard<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' Vol. 20. Issue 38<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Sept. 19, 1908</ins>. Page 28. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1908-09-19_20_38/page/28/mode/2up</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> despite being touted as a park favorite.<ref name="rides"/> The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933,<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Raper|firstname = Tod|articletitle = Special Exhibits, New Band, Bring Crowds to Resort|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 28, 1934|page = 14-A }}</ref> when it was dismantled to make room for the [[Baseball Diamond]] and [[Horseshoe Courts]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">June 30, 1934. </del>Vol. 46. Issue 26. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> despite being touted as a park favorite.<ref name="rides"/> The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933,<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Raper|firstname = Tod|articletitle = Special Exhibits, New Band, Bring Crowds to Resort|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 28, 1934|page = 14-A }}</ref> when it was dismantled to make room for the [[Baseball Diamond]] and [[Horseshoe Courts]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' Vol. 46. Issue 26<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. June 30, 1934</ins>. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Roller coasters were relatively new when the ride was built, so the park posted ads in ''The Billboard'' magazine seeking a "scenic railway" in 1908.<ref>Advertisement, ''The Billboard,'' September 19, 1908. Vol. 20. Issue 38. Page 28. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1908-09-19_20_38/page/28/mode/2up</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Roller coasters were relatively new when the ride was built, so the park posted ads in ''The Billboard'' magazine seeking a "scenic railway" in 1908.<ref>Advertisement, ''The Billboard,'' September 19, 1908. Vol. 20. Issue 38. Page 28. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1908-09-19_20_38/page/28/mode/2up</ref></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> despite being touted as a park favorite.<ref name="rides"/> The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933, when it was dismantled to make room for the [[Baseball Diamond]] and [[Horseshoe Courts]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' June 30, 1934. Vol. 46. Issue 26. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> despite being touted as a park favorite.<ref name="rides"/> The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933,<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Raper|firstname = Tod|articletitle = Special Exhibits, New Band, Bring Crowds to Resort|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = May 28, 1934|page = 14-A }}</ref> </ins>when it was dismantled to make room for the [[Baseball Diamond]] and [[Horseshoe Courts]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' June 30, 1934. Vol. 46. Issue 26. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">"Whirl Wind." ''Roller Coaster Database,'' Accessed on April 15, 2022. https://rcdb.com/3157.htm</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio),'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">"Whirl Wind." ''Roller Coaster Database,'' Accessed on April 15, 2022. https://rcdb.com/3157.htm</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio),'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> despite being touted as a park favorite.<ref name="rides"/> The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933, when it was dismantled to make room for the [[Baseball Diamond]] and [[Horseshoe Courts]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' June 30, 1934. Vol. 46. Issue 26. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.</ref></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was built in the northwest corner of the park,<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> west of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] and north of [[Fair Japan]] and later, the [[Swimming Pool]] and [[Bandstand (3)|Band Shell]].<ref>"Lincoln Green Gambols Open for Every Tot." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 22, 1914. Page 3.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was built in the northwest corner of the park,<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> west of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] and north of [[Fair Japan]] and later, the [[Swimming Pool]] and [[Bandstand (3)|Band Shell]].<ref>"Lincoln Green Gambols Open for Every Tot." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 22, 1914. Page 3.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Roller coasters were relatively new when the ride was built, so the park posted ads in ''The Billboard'' magazine seeking a "scenic railway" in 1908.<ref>Advertisement, ''The Billboard,'' September 19, 1908. Vol. 20. Issue 38. Page 28. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1908-09-19_20_38/page/28/mode/2up</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Roller coasters were relatively new when the ride was built, so the park posted ads in ''The Billboard'' magazine seeking a "scenic railway" in 1908.<ref>Advertisement, ''The Billboard,'' September 19, 1908. Vol. 20. Issue 38. Page 28. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1908-09-19_20_38/page/28/mode/2up</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> despite being touted as a park favorite.<ref name="rides"/> The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933, when it was dismantled to make room for the [[Baseball Diamond]] and [[Horseshoe Courts]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' June 30, 1934. Vol. 46. Issue 26. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.</ref></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">"Whirl Wind." ''Roller Coaster Database,'' Accessed on April 15, 2022. https://rcdb.com/3157.htm</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio),'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">"Whirl Wind." ''Roller Coaster Database,'' Accessed on April 15, 2022. https://rcdb.com/3157.htm</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio),'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">"Whirl Wind." ''Roller Coaster Database,'' Accessed on April 15, 2022. https://rcdb.com/3157.htm</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio),'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It was designed by [[Harry G. Traver]], who also invented the [[Circle Swing]] and [[Tumble Bug]]. </del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">"Whirl Wind." ''Roller Coaster Database,'' Accessed on April 15, 2022. https://rcdb.com/3157.htm</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio),'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> despite being touted as a park favorite.<ref name="rides"/> The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933, when it was dismantled to make room for the [[Baseball Diamond]] and [[Horseshoe Courts]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' June 30, 1934. Vol. 46. Issue 26. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> despite being touted as a park favorite.<ref name="rides"/> The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933, when it was dismantled to make room for the [[Baseball Diamond]] and [[Horseshoe Courts]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' June 30, 1934. Vol. 46. Issue 26. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td></tr>
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