On the south end of the boardwalk of Ocean City, Maryland, close to the inlet of South First Street, is the amusement park, Trimper's Rides. There, you will find one of the oldest operating carousels in the nation. Installed in 1902, it has 45 animals, three chariots and one rocking chair. The hand-painted, hand-carved animals consists of two dogs, two pigs, a frog, a stork, a giraffe, a deer (with real antlers), a lion, a sea lion, a tiger, an ostrich, a rooster, a cat and a zebra.
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Trimper's Antique Carousel
On the south end of the boardwalk of Ocean City, Maryland, close to the inlet of South First Street, is the amusement park, Trimper's Rides. There, you will find one of the oldest operating carousels in the nation. Installed in 1902, it has 45 animals, three chariots and one rocking chair. The hand-painted, hand-carved animals consists of two dogs, two pigs, a frog, a stork, a giraffe, a deer (with real antlers), a lion, a sea lion, a tiger, an ostrich, a rooster, a cat and a zebra.
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