Olentangy Park (Columbus, Ohio, USA)

Facts

Amusement Park:	Olentangy Park (1896 to present) The Villa (1893 to 1895)
Location:	Columbus, Ohio, USA
Status:	Defunct Operated from 1893 to 1937
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Etymology:	Olentangy Park was named after the river which was the western boundary of the park.
Timeline:	Robert M. Turner opens the park.
	The Columbus Street and Railroad Company puchase and rename the park.
	The Dussenbury brothers purchase the park.
	L.L. LeVeque puchases the park and turns it into the Olentangy Village apartment complex.
	The park is purchased by Olentangy Amusement Co., an entity managed by Max Stern.
	Leo & Elmer Haenlein signed a lease for the park until 1938.
Defunct Roller Coasters (5):	Name	Type	Design	Opened	Closed
	Forest Toboggan	Wood	Sit Down	1904	1937
	Loop the Loop	Steel	Sit Down
	Racer	Wood	Sit Down
	Red Devil	Wood	Sit Down	1909
	Whirlwind	Wood	Sit Down	1909

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