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636: 386: 1714: 1661: 43: 254: 243: 1553:...on April 12, 1967, the Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley opened a carousel in front of the Arts and Industries Building. The first carousel was built in 1922 by the Allan Herschell Company and was accompanied by a 153 Wurlitzer Band Organ. Due to wear and tear that carousel was replaced in 1981 with a carousel from Baltimore's Gwynn Oak Amusement Park. 1451:
dedication of the Ovid Hazen Wells Park in Clarksburg, Maryland. On March 6, 1981, Mrs. Hattie Wells donated her farm to become the Ovid Hazen Wells Park, in memory of her husband, Ovid Hazen Wells. The Ovid Hazen Wells Park is the future home of this wonderful carousel, currently on loan to Wheaton Regional Park. Montgomery Parks M–NCPPC. MontgomeryParks.org.
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In 1967, Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley opened a carousel on the Mall. Built in 1922, the carousel featured music played by a Wurlitzer organ. In the photo, Ripley celebrated its tenth anniversary on the Mall. By 1981, the carousel was too difficult to repair and it was replaced by a larger
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Brookside Gardens is a 50-acre, award-winning horticultural display garden that includes an indoor conservatory complemented by changing displays of new and interesting plants and gardens. Educational programs for children and adults are offered. Seasonal programs include the Wings of Fancy live
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Welcome to OVID HAZEN WELLS CAROUSEL at Wheaton Regional Park. This carousel, circa 1915, was operated by Jim Wells on the National Mall for many years as the Herschell-Spillman Carousel. It was purchased and renamed by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission as part of the
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The park was a donation from Hallie Wells in 1981 in honor of her husband, Ovid. Included in the deed, as a part of the gift was a stipulation that a carousel, currently serving Wheaton Regional Park in Wheaton, Maryland, have its final location in the Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational
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landowning family. It consisted of one downstairs room and two upstairs rooms. It had a large stone fireplace with a brick stack. The parents in the family raised a total of 15 children in this three room house, although not all of the children lived there at the same time.
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from April 12, 1967, until 1981. The musical carousel has 33 jumping horses, three zebras, and two chariots. It was purchased by the M–NCPPC and is on loan to Wheaton Regional Park, with its future home designated to be the Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park, in
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suburbs of the state of Maryland. The park was established in 1960, incorporating several large parcels of land into one of the county's largest parks, at the size of 538.7 acres (218.0 hectares).
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The beautiful Ovid Hazen Wells Carousel was built by the Herschell Spillman- Company of Tonawanda, New York in 1915. It features 33 jumping horses, three zebras and two chariots.
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one that remains today. The current carousel originally ran in Baltimore's Gwynn Oak Amusement Park. Date 04/12/1967 (dedicated). 1981 (replaced).
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The park is delineated into three named areas based upon the particular area's proximity to one of Wheaton Regional's three main entrances: the
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Richard Thomas Harper House (Site) : Maryland Historical Trust Inventory Form for State Historic Sites Survey
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Montgomery Parks provides various recreational facilities and activities at Wheaton Regional Park. These include:
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Grills, picnic tables, and other picnic related amenities available on a first-come, first-served basis
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The highlights of Brookside's popular holiday happenings are its Walk of Lights and Train Show.
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The park includes the Harper Family Log House, as part of its Brookside Nature Center. This 1½
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Eight picnic shelters, reservation and permit required; each one accommodates up to 40 people.
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On loan to Wheaton Regional Park; its ultimate home is Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park
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for the Orebaugh Avenue entrance. Brookside Gardens is located in the Glenallan Area.
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The park is also the home to the Ovid Hazen Wells Carousel and a miniature train. The
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Novice through advanced lessons in an indoor riding arena or outdoor facility
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Regional park in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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University of Maryland Arboretum & Botanical Garden
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McDaniel, George W.; Stubbs, Wesley (September 1987).
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live butterfly exhibit, along with its two perennial
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Index


Public park
protected area
Wheaton, Maryland
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates
39°03′04″N 77°02′35″W / 39.0511°N 77.0431°W / 39.0511; -77.0431
M–NCPPC
Montgomery Parks
ponds
$
FY

Glenmont station

Wheaton station
Brookside Gardens
www.montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/wheaton-regional-park/
public park
county
protected area
Wheaton, Maryland
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Montgomery
Prince George's
Washington, D.C.

Brookside Gardens
Brookside Gardens
Washington metropolitan area

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