Kings Dominion

Manufactured by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, "No. 44" first opened in 1917 at Riverside park in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1938 the ride was sold to Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island, then came to Kings Dominion in 1973 during park construction.

"Carrousel" with two R's is the original spelling of this word.

The Carrousel still operates on the original Auchy Friction Drive, a device patented in 1969.

The ride features 66 hand-carved boxwood horses, of which 16 are stationary and 50 are "jumpers".

FUN FACT One of the original horses is in the Smithsonian Institute.

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Kings Dominion Boulevard (Virginia Route 30) and Theme Park Way.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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