Wear long pants, there can be many picker bushes near
ground zero depending on the time of year.
A carousel (from French carrousel, from Italian carosello),
or
merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a
rotating
platform with seats for passengers. The "seats" are
traditionally
in the form of wooden horses or animals, which are often
moved
mechanically up and down to simulate galloping, to the
accompaniment of looped circus music. This leads to one of
the
alternative names, the galloper. Other popular names are
roundabout
and flying horses. Both "carousel" and "merry-go-round" are
used
with equal frequency in North America while the latter is
usually
used elsewhere and "roundabout" is quite common in the
United
Kingdom.
The first carousel to be seen in the United States was created
in
Hessville, Ohio during the 1840s by Franz Wiesenhoffer.
Several
centers and styles for the construction of carousels emerged in
the
United States, Philadelphia style, with Dentzel and the
Philadelphia Toboggan Company, Coney Island style with
Charles
Carmel, Charles I. D. Looff, Marcus Charles Illions, Soloman
Stein
and Harry Goldstein and Mangels, Country Fair style with
Allan
Herschell and Edward Spillman of Upstate New York, and C.W.
Parker
of Kansas. Early on the Dentzels became known for their
beautiful
horses and lavish use of menagerie animals on their
carousels.
Their mechanisms were also considered among the very best
for
durability and reliability. Gustav's sons, William and
Edward
operated the company until William's death in 1927 at which
time
the company was auctioned off. By this time many carousel
companies
had gone out of business or diversified into other rides due to
the
hardships of the depression.
FTF Prize is my permission to take 2 trade items as long
as you leave 1 of your own. (Theres some neat swag in
there)
FTF congrats go to Team Turtlebone
There are 5 other
Geocaches in this area they are: GC1TNQ8, GCKC8G, GC1QPJM, GC1V0CJ
and GC1D2DP. Grab them all while you are here.