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Watkins Regional Park
Upper Marlboro, MD
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| Description: | Dentzel |
| Carousel Class: | Classic Wood Carousel |
| Last Update: | 2005 |
| Status: | Active |
| Model: | menagerie |
| Year Built: | c.1905 |
| Type: | 3 rows, Park, All Wood composition |
| Figures: | 15 Jumping Horses, 16 Standing Horses, 13 Menagerie Animals (1 Goat, 1 Deer, 1 Hippocampus, 2 Lions, 1 Ostrich, 1 Kangaroo, 2 Burros, 2 Bison, 2 Tigers, 1 Rabbit), 2 chariots |
| Music: | No Band Organ: Recorded music |
| Comments: | Figures include articulated kangaroo. The ring machine is original but not operated. Original lion on display in the carousel building. |
| History: | Original Location Unknown, Date Unknown to Unknown
Unknown, Chesapeake Beach, MD, 1929 to 1972
Watkins Regional Park, Upper Marlboro, MD, 1972 to present |
| Directions/Hours: | Washington DC Beltway (I-95) Exit 15A. Drive 3 miles. Make right on Watkins Park Drive - 3/4 mile - right into park. Open season May-Sept. |
| Mailing Address: | 301 Watkins Park Dr., Upper Marlboro, MD, 20774 |
| Telephone: | 301-218-6700 |
| Web Site: | www.pgparks.com/places/parks/watkins.html |
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