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====1897====
====1897====
* Kinetoscope views began to be shown to audiences every evening<ref name="ad">Advertisement, ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 31, 1897. Page 6.</ref>
* Kinetoscope views began to be shown to audiences every evening<ref name="ad">Advertisement, ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 31, 1897. Page 6.</ref>
====1898====
* After flooding destroyed the original alleys, four new alleys are built in the boathouse.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 27, 1898. Page 11.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park: The Band Concerts." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 9, 1989. Page 11.</ref>


====1899====
====1899====
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* The Columbus Street Railway Company transferred its lease to Joseph W. Dusenbury and Eli West,<ref>"Conspiracy Charged By J. W. Dusenbury and His Friends." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 1, 1899. Page 6.</ref><ref name="guilty">"Simply 'Referred' Was That Long-Looked-For Report." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 8, 1899. Page 5.</ref><ref name="started">"Olentangy Park Started as Beer Garden in '90's." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' August 30, 1931. Page 18-G.</ref> but is often seen as being purchased by Joseph W. and Will J. Dusenbury or "The Dusenbury Brothers."<ref>Lentz, Ed. 2021. "Columbus' amusement parks once were entertainment hot spots." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' October 4, 2021. Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/10/04/columbus-amusement-parks-once-were-entertainment-hot-spots/5886060001/</ref> The Dusenbury Brothers also owned nearby Minerva Park and the Southern, Grand, and other theaters in Columbus.<ref name="historian" />
* The Columbus Street Railway Company transferred its lease to Joseph W. Dusenbury and Eli West,<ref>"Conspiracy Charged By J. W. Dusenbury and His Friends." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 1, 1899. Page 6.</ref><ref name="guilty">"Simply 'Referred' Was That Long-Looked-For Report." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 8, 1899. Page 5.</ref><ref name="started">"Olentangy Park Started as Beer Garden in '90's." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' August 30, 1931. Page 18-G.</ref> but is often seen as being purchased by Joseph W. and Will J. Dusenbury or "The Dusenbury Brothers."<ref>Lentz, Ed. 2021. "Columbus' amusement parks once were entertainment hot spots." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' October 4, 2021. Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/10/04/columbus-amusement-parks-once-were-entertainment-hot-spots/5886060001/</ref> The Dusenbury Brothers also owned nearby Minerva Park and the Southern, Grand, and other theaters in Columbus.<ref name="historian" />
* The [[Olentangy Park Casino and Theater]] was built just north of the ravine.<ref name="locationchange">"Location is Changed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' March 27, 1899. Page 7.</ref><ref name="sanborn1901">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_003/.</ref><ref name="sanborn1901-2">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901, Sheet 63. Map. https://sanborn-ohioweblibrary-org.oh0057.oplin.org/viewer/?id=13464</ref><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>
* The [[Olentangy Park Casino and Theater]] was built just north of the ravine.<ref name="locationchange">"Location is Changed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' March 27, 1899. Page 7.</ref><ref name="sanborn1901">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_003/.</ref><ref name="sanborn1901-2">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901, Sheet 63. Map. https://sanborn-ohioweblibrary-org.oh0057.oplin.org/viewer/?id=13464</ref><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>
* The park's first funhouse, the [[Crystal Maze]] was built.<ref name="sanborn1901" /><ref name="sanborn1901-2" />
* Constables attempted to shut down the Sunday performance in the theater on June 18, 1899, resulting in a riot.<ref>"Torrid Was Olentangy Heat." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 19, 1899. Page 5.</ref><ref>"That Sunday Riot." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 19, 1899. Page 4.</ref>
* Constables attempted to shut down the Sunday performance on June 18, 1899, resulting in a riot.<ref>"Torrid Was Olentangy Heat." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 19, 1899. Page 5.</ref><ref>"That Sunday Riot." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 19, 1899. Page 4.</ref>
* The park's first funhouse, the [[Crystal Maze]] is built.<ref name="sanborn1901" /><ref name="sanborn1901-2" />
* A wing in the [[Dancing Pavilion (1)|first Dancing Pavilion]] is closed and a [[Bowling alleys|bowling alley]] is installed.<ref name="locationchange" />


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===1900-1909===
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====1900====
====1900====
* The [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were built on the river.<ref>"Olentangy Park Started as Beer Garden in '90's." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' August 30, 1931. Page 18-G.</ref><ref>"Bathing at Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' June 17, 1906. Page 2.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 20, 1900. Page 18.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, OH),'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] | [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref>
* The [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were built on the river.<ref>"Olentangy Park Started as Beer Garden in '90's." ''The Columbus Dispatch,'' August 30, 1931. Page 18-G.</ref><ref>"Bathing at Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' June 17, 1906. Page 2.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 20, 1900. Page 18.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, OH),'' June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634143/ Clip 1] | [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democrat-sentinel-olentangy-park-pa/1634148/ Clip 2]</ref>
* The park's first [[Shooting Gallery]] was built just south of the Crystal Maze.<ref name="sanborn1901" /><ref name="sanborn1901-2" />
* The park's first [[Shooting Gallery]] wis built just south of the Crystal Maze.<ref name="sanborn1901" /><ref name="sanborn1901-2" />
* Stunts started to be a staple at the park.<ref name="costs">"Olentangy Features." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 18, 1900. Page 7.</ref>
* Stunts started to be a staple at the park.<ref name="costs">"Olentangy Features." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 18, 1900. Page 7.</ref>


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* The Columbus Street Railway Company builds a new steel trestle bridge to replace the wooden one that went from High Street to Olentangy Park, expanding it to two tracks.<ref>"Steel Trestle." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 28, 1901. Page 7.</ref><ref>"Bond was Filed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 13, 1901. Page 12.</ref><ref>"The New Loop." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 10, 1901. Page 7.</ref><ref>"Real Estate Transfers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 10, 1901. Page 10.</ref>
* The Columbus Street Railway Company builds a new steel trestle bridge to replace the wooden one that went from High Street to Olentangy Park, expanding it to two tracks.<ref>"Steel Trestle." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 28, 1901. Page 7.</ref><ref>"Bond was Filed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' June 13, 1901. Page 12.</ref><ref>"The New Loop." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 10, 1901. Page 7.</ref><ref>"Real Estate Transfers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 10, 1901. Page 10.</ref>
* A new dining hall and restaurant are added.<ref name="opening1901">"Olentangy Park: Opening of the Season." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 19, 1901. Page 12.</ref>
* A new dining hall and restaurant are added.<ref name="opening1901">"Olentangy Park: Opening of the Season." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 19, 1901. Page 12.</ref>
* J. W. Dusenbury secretly signs a 99-year lease on the park's property, renewal forever, beginning in March 1901 from Henry T. Chittenden and his ex-wife Henrietta B. Burgher, discovered through a land dispute. The Columbus Railway Company waives its lease on the property. This adds 27 acres to the park.<ref>"H.T. Chittenden Sued." ''Friday Columbus Dispatch,'' June 13, 1902. Page 7.</ref><ref>"Mrs. Burgher's Note." ''Wednesday Columbus Dispatch,'' July 23, 1902. Page 7.</ref>
====1902====
* A major lawsuit by [[Hays-Mackey v. The Olentangy Park Co.|Otho L. Hays and Daniel H. Mackey]], owners of the [[Ball Grounds]], is filed against the park company over relocating fences on the east and south sides to cut through public streets and enclosing a roadway within the park. They wanted to also raise the rent for their land. The fences were removed.<ref>"Short Items." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 13 May 1901. Pg. 7.</ref>
* The park's first mechanical ride, [[Figure Eight Toboggan]], is built.<ref>"Olentangy Then and Now." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 3, 1914. Page 46.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park—Tassin's New Comedy." ''Friday Columbus Dispatch,'' August 1, 1902. Page 7.</ref>
* The [[Miniature Railway]] is built just north of the Figure Eight.<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' January 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref>
* A fire destroys the mills of the [[Boathouse]] on June 13, 1902.<ref>Campbell, Alex. 2018. "Olentangy Park Chronology." ''Clintonville History,'' July 18, 2018. https://clintonvillehistory.com/wp-content/images/web-images-2018-07-18-alex-campbell/olentangy%20park%20chronology2.pdf</ref>
====1903====
* The Dusenburys remove the fences in the Hays-Mackey dispute and saw the old dining hall in half as well as part of the [[Dancing Pavilion (1)|Dancing Pavilion]]. A row of posts leading from High Street to the park grounds are removed, and the holes are filled in.<ref>"Roadways Cleared Up." ''Monday Columbus Dispatch.'' 2 November 1903. Pg. 7. </ref>
* The Columbus Railway Company leases five acres south of the park, extending it as far south as Dodridge Street, affording new walks and picnic grounds.<ref name="preparing">"Olentangy Park." ''Wednesday Columbus Dispatch,'' April 1, 1903. Page 9.</ref> As part of the remodeling of all the buildings, calcium light effects are added to the theater and 1,000 additional lights are installed to the park.<ref>"Beautiful Olentangy." ''Monday Columbus Dispatch,'' May 18, 1903. Page 12.</ref>
* The [[Ball Grounds]] are improved, and the Modern Woodmen baseball team changes its name to the Olentangy Athletic Club.<ref>"Amature Notes." ''Friday Columbus Dispatch,'' June 12, 1903. Page 11.</ref>
* The [[Cave of the Winds]], [[House of Trouble]], [[Laughing Gallery]], and [[Ferris Wheel (1)|Ferris Wheel]] are built. The [[Cave of the Winds]] and [[House of Trouble]] are open for just one year.
* The Dusenburys open the [[Zoological Garden]]. The collection consists of buffalo, dromedaries, elk, deer, lions, leopards, bear, wild hogs, wild cats, foxes, fowls, and more.<ref name="zoo1">"Olentangy 'Zoo.'" ''The Sunday Columbus Dispatch,'' January 24, 1903. Page 6.</ref>
* Naturalist Oliver Davie moves an extensive collection of mounted birds and animals from Minerva Park to Olentangy Park's new [[Museum of Ornithology]].<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 3, 1903. Pages 8-9.</ref> An aquarium is built in the center of the building - the first of its kind in Columbus.<ref>"Birds and Fish." ''Saturday Columbus Dispatch,'' February 28, 1903. Page 11.</ref>
====1904====
* J. W. Dusenbury leases a tract of the Mackey land on the west side of High Street adjoining Olentangy Park for 10 years, and a Hays plot of land on the west side of High Street adjoining the land also for 10 years.<ref>"Olentangy Leases Filed." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' 12 June 1904. Pg. 7.</ref>
* The park expands to comprise over 100 square acres.<ref name="opening">"Grand Opening Olentangy Park, Theater and Zoo." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 24, 1904. Page 4.</ref>
* The [[Ball Grounds]] are enclosed.<ref name="opening1904" />
* A large grandstand is added.<ref name="opening1904" />
* The [[Dancing Pavilion (1)|Dancing Pavilion]] and [[Bowling alleys|bowling alleys]] are enlarged and improved.<ref name="opening1904" />
* Rare and interesting birds and animals are added to the zoo, growing it to be three times larger than the previous season.<ref name="opening1904" />
* The [[Colonnade]] replaces the restrooms and refreshment stands across from the theater.<ref name="opening1904" /><ref name="coneyisland">"Olentangy Park, a Coney Island Rival" ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 1, 1904. Page 4.</ref><ref name="newgreenhouse">"New Greenhouse, Baby Elk, Enlarged Zoo and Landscape Gardening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' September 13, 1904. Page 7.</ref>
* New funhouses are added: The [[Mystic Castle]], also called the Castle Mystic, the [[Palace of Illusions]], and the [[House That Jack Built]], <ref name="opening-ad">Advertisement, ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 24, 1904. Page 4.</ref> constructed by J. W. Zarro.<ref name="billboard0423">''The Billboard,'' 16 (17): 8. April 23, 1904.</ref>
* The [[Circle Swing]] is installed near the Figure Eight.<ref name="coneyisland">"Olentangy Park, a Coney Island Rival" ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 1, 1904. Page 4.</ref>
* The [[Down and Out]] slide is added and only lasts a year.<ref>"Real Opening Day at Olentangy Park Today." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 22, 1904. Page 4.</ref>
* The first [[Ye Olde Mill (1)|Ye Olde Mill]] or Auquarama opens.<ref name="newgreenhouse" />
* The [[Boathouse]] boats are swept away in a July flood over the dam, landing near residences. Only nineteen of the twenty-two boats are recovered by the next day.<ref>"Out for Salvage." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 8, 1904. Page 3.</ref>
* The [[Zoological Garden]] expands to three times the size. One of the additions includs a large pressed brick animal house.<ref name="coneyisland" />


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Timeine

Below is a timeline of major events at Olentangy Park:

1890-1899

1896

1897

  • Kinetoscope views began to be shown to audiences every evening[4]

1898

  • After flooding destroyed the original alleys, four new alleys are built in the boathouse.[5][6]

1899

  • The Olentangy Park Company was incorporated.
  • The Columbus Street Railway Company transferred its lease to Joseph W. Dusenbury and Eli West,[7][8][9] but is often seen as being purchased by Joseph W. and Will J. Dusenbury or "The Dusenbury Brothers."[10] The Dusenbury Brothers also owned nearby Minerva Park and the Southern, Grand, and other theaters in Columbus.[1]
  • The Olentangy Park Casino and Theater was built just north of the ravine.[11][12][13][14][15]
  • Constables attempted to shut down the Sunday performance in the theater on June 18, 1899, resulting in a riot.[16][17]
  • The park's first funhouse, the Crystal Maze is built.[12][13]
  • A wing in the first Dancing Pavilion is closed and a bowling alley is installed.[11]

1900-1909

1900

1901

  • The Columbus Street Railway Company builds a new steel trestle bridge to replace the wooden one that went from High Street to Olentangy Park, expanding it to two tracks.[23][24][25][26]
  • A new dining hall and restaurant are added.[27]
  • J. W. Dusenbury secretly signs a 99-year lease on the park's property, renewal forever, beginning in March 1901 from Henry T. Chittenden and his ex-wife Henrietta B. Burgher, discovered through a land dispute. The Columbus Railway Company waives its lease on the property. This adds 27 acres to the park.[28][29]

1902

1903

  • The Dusenburys remove the fences in the Hays-Mackey dispute and saw the old dining hall in half as well as part of the Dancing Pavilion. A row of posts leading from High Street to the park grounds are removed, and the holes are filled in.[35]
  • The Columbus Railway Company leases five acres south of the park, extending it as far south as Dodridge Street, affording new walks and picnic grounds.[36] As part of the remodeling of all the buildings, calcium light effects are added to the theater and 1,000 additional lights are installed to the park.[37]
  • The Ball Grounds are improved, and the Modern Woodmen baseball team changes its name to the Olentangy Athletic Club.[38]
  • The Cave of the Winds, House of Trouble, Laughing Gallery, and Ferris Wheel are built. The Cave of the Winds and House of Trouble are open for just one year.
  • The Dusenburys open the Zoological Garden. The collection consists of buffalo, dromedaries, elk, deer, lions, leopards, bear, wild hogs, wild cats, foxes, fowls, and more.[39]
  • Naturalist Oliver Davie moves an extensive collection of mounted birds and animals from Minerva Park to Olentangy Park's new Museum of Ornithology.[40] An aquarium is built in the center of the building - the first of its kind in Columbus.[41]

1904

  • J. W. Dusenbury leases a tract of the Mackey land on the west side of High Street adjoining Olentangy Park for 10 years, and a Hays plot of land on the west side of High Street adjoining the land also for 10 years.[42]
  • The park expands to comprise over 100 square acres.[43]
  • The Ball Grounds are enclosed.[44]
  • A large grandstand is added.[44]
  • The Dancing Pavilion and bowling alleys are enlarged and improved.[44]
  • Rare and interesting birds and animals are added to the zoo, growing it to be three times larger than the previous season.[44]
  • The Colonnade replaces the restrooms and refreshment stands across from the theater.[44][45][46]
  • New funhouses are added: The Mystic Castle, also called the Castle Mystic, the Palace of Illusions, and the House That Jack Built, [47] constructed by J. W. Zarro.[48]
  • The Circle Swing is installed near the Figure Eight.[45]
  • The Down and Out slide is added and only lasts a year.[49]
  • The first Ye Olde Mill or Auquarama opens.[46]
  • The Boathouse boats are swept away in a July flood over the dam, landing near residences. Only nineteen of the twenty-two boats are recovered by the next day.[50]
  • The Zoological Garden expands to three times the size. One of the additions includs a large pressed brick animal house.[45]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Barret, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1, April 1984. Pages 5-9.
  2. ↑ "The Villa Renamed at Last." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 2, 1896. Page 7.
  3. ↑ "Olentangy Park Opened." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 13, 1896. Page 5.
  4. ↑ Advertisement, Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 31, 1897. Page 6.
  5. ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 27, 1898. Page 11.
  6. ↑ "Olentangy Park: The Band Concerts." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 9, 1989. Page 11.
  7. ↑ "Conspiracy Charged By J. W. Dusenbury and His Friends." Columbus Evening Dispatch, August 1, 1899. Page 6.
  8. ↑ "Simply 'Referred' Was That Long-Looked-For Report." Columbus Evening Dispatch, August 8, 1899. Page 5.
  9. ↑ "Olentangy Park Started as Beer Garden in '90's." The Columbus Dispatch, August 30, 1931. Page 18-G.
  10. ↑ Lentz, Ed. 2021. "Columbus' amusement parks once were entertainment hot spots." The Columbus Dispatch, October 4, 2021. Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/10/04/columbus-amusement-parks-once-were-entertainment-hot-spots/5886060001/
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Location is Changed." Columbus Evening Dispatch, March 27, 1899. Page 7.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_003/.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901, Sheet 63. Map. https://sanborn-ohioweblibrary-org.oh0057.oplin.org/viewer/?id=13464
  14. ↑ 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/.
  15. ↑ General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio, 1924.
  16. ↑ "Torrid Was Olentangy Heat." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 19, 1899. Page 5.
  17. ↑ "That Sunday Riot." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 19, 1899. Page 4.
  18. ↑ "Olentangy Park Started as Beer Garden in '90's." The Columbus Dispatch, August 30, 1931. Page 18-G.
  19. ↑ "Bathing at Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, June 17, 1906. Page 2.
  20. ↑ "Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 20, 1900. Page 18.
  21. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, OH), June 14, 1906. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com Clip 1 | Clip 2
  22. ↑ "Olentangy Features." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 18, 1900. Page 7.
  23. ↑ "Steel Trestle." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 28, 1901. Page 7.
  24. ↑ "Bond was Filed." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 13, 1901. Page 12.
  25. ↑ "The New Loop." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 10, 1901. Page 7.
  26. ↑ "Real Estate Transfers." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 10, 1901. Page 10.
  27. ↑ "Olentangy Park: Opening of the Season." Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 19, 1901. Page 12.
  28. ↑ "H.T. Chittenden Sued." Friday Columbus Dispatch, June 13, 1902. Page 7.
  29. ↑ "Mrs. Burgher's Note." Wednesday Columbus Dispatch, July 23, 1902. Page 7.
  30. ↑ "Short Items." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 13 May 1901. Pg. 7.
  31. ↑ "Olentangy Then and Now." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 3, 1914. Page 46.
  32. ↑ "Olentangy Park—Tassin's New Comedy." Friday Columbus Dispatch, August 1, 1902. Page 7.
  33. ↑ "Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." Columbus Evening Dispatch, January 2, 1905. Page 5.
  34. ↑ Campbell, Alex. 2018. "Olentangy Park Chronology." Clintonville History, July 18, 2018. https://clintonvillehistory.com/wp-content/images/web-images-2018-07-18-alex-campbell/olentangy%20park%20chronology2.pdf
  35. ↑ "Roadways Cleared Up." Monday Columbus Dispatch. 2 November 1903. Pg. 7.
  36. ↑ "Olentangy Park." Wednesday Columbus Dispatch, April 1, 1903. Page 9.
  37. ↑ "Beautiful Olentangy." Monday Columbus Dispatch, May 18, 1903. Page 12.
  38. ↑ "Amature Notes." Friday Columbus Dispatch, June 12, 1903. Page 11.
  39. ↑ "Olentangy 'Zoo.'" The Sunday Columbus Dispatch, January 24, 1903. Page 6.
  40. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Sunday Columbus Dispatch. May 3, 1903. Pages 8-9.
  41. ↑ "Birds and Fish." Saturday Columbus Dispatch, February 28, 1903. Page 11.
  42. ↑ "Olentangy Leases Filed." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. 12 June 1904. Pg. 7.
  43. ↑ "Grand Opening Olentangy Park, Theater and Zoo." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, April 24, 1904. Page 4.
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named opening1904
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 "Olentangy Park, a Coney Island Rival" The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 1, 1904. Page 4.
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 "New Greenhouse, Baby Elk, Enlarged Zoo and Landscape Gardening." Columbus Evening Dispatch, September 13, 1904. Page 7.
  47. ↑ Advertisement, The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, April 24, 1904. Page 4.
  48. ↑ The Billboard, 16 (17): 8. April 23, 1904.
  49. ↑ "Real Opening Day at Olentangy Park Today." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 22, 1904. Page 4.
  50. ↑ "Out for Salvage." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 8, 1904. Page 3.
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