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This third Merry-Go-Round at Olentangy Park opened for the 1910 season.
This third Merry-Go-Round at Olentangy Park opened for the 1910 season. It was moved to another part of the park in 1922.<ref>"Park Opens Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 16, 1922. Page 68.</ref><ref>"New Restaurant Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 4, 1922. Page 72.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Company, Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref>


== Description ==
== Description ==
The [[Merry-Go-Round]] was an amusement device where riders would mount wooden sculptures of animals that would simulate a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music.
The Merry-Go-Round was an amusement device where riders would mount wooden sculptures of animals that would simulate a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music.
 
== Injuries ==
Mrs. Harry Funk received a scalp wound when she was thrown from one of the merry-go-rounds in June 1912. Dr. R. P. Elder dressed the injury after the ambulance from Pletcher-Brown was able to arrive within four minutes.<ref>"Thrown from Merry-Go-Round." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 20, 1912. Page 5.</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
* [[Merry-Go-Round (1)]] - Original Merry-Go-Round built for the park's 1896 opening season
* [[Merry-Go-Round (1)]] - Original Merry-Go-Round built for the park's 1896 opening season
* [[Merry-Go-Round (2)]] - Merry-Go-Round purchased from the Columbus Zoological Company in 1906
* [[Grand Carousel]] - Mangels-Illions Carousel currently in operation at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
* [[Grand Carousel]] - Mangels-Illions Carousel currently in operation at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
* [[Merry-Go-Round De Luxe]] - Opened in 1930
* [[Merry-Go-Round De Luxe]] - Opened in 1930
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Latest revision as of 06:52, 28 January 2026

Merry-Go-Round
Type Rotating Ride
Park Section Unknown
Built 1910
Opened 1910
Closed Unknown

This third Merry-Go-Round at Olentangy Park opened for the 1910 season. It was moved to another part of the park in 1922.[1][2][3]

Description

The Merry-Go-Round was an amusement device where riders would mount wooden sculptures of animals that would simulate a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music.

Injuries

Mrs. Harry Funk received a scalp wound when she was thrown from one of the merry-go-rounds in June 1912. Dr. R. P. Elder dressed the injury after the ambulance from Pletcher-Brown was able to arrive within four minutes.[4]

See Also

References

  1. "Park Opens Today." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. April 16, 1922. Page 68.
  2. "New Restaurant Open." Columbus Evening Dispatch. June 4, 1922. Page 72.
  3. General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Company, Columbus, Ohio. 1924.
  4. "Thrown from Merry-Go-Round." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 20, 1912. Page 5.