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Grand Carousel
Carousel at Trimper's Rides, Ocean City, Maryland. Opened 1912.
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- Herschell-Spillman Company
The Grand Carousel is an indoor carousel at Trimper's Rides in Ocean City, Maryland. Daniel Trimper bought it in 1912 from the Herschell-Spillman Company of North Tonawanda, New York, and it is one of the oldest carousels still operating in the United States.
The carousel is about 50 feet across. It is a menagerie carousel with 45 animals, three chariots and a rocking chair, and it was originally driven by a steam engine. It was declared a historic landmark in 2007.
The park lists a height requirement of 42 inches.
Sources
- trimperrides.com/rides/page/2 (Official ride page: Grand Carousel, historic menagerie carousel, originally steam powered; 42-inch height requirement.)
- trimperrides.com/boardwalk-echoes (Official history: Daniel Trimper bought a 50-foot carousel from the Herschell-Spillman Company in 1912.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimper%27s_Rides (Wikipedia: bought 1912 from Herschell-Spillman, North Tonawanda; about 50 ft diameter, 45 animals, 3 chariots, 1 rocking chair; originally steam driven; one of the oldest operating carousels; declared a historic landmark in 2007; indoor area houses the carousel.)
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