Watch Hill Merry-Go-Round

Watch Hill Merry-Go-Round (HM1AGP)

Location: Westerly, RI 02891 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 18.551', W 71° 51.49'

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Highlights of the History
· The Watch Hill Merry-Go-Round was built by the Charles Dare Company of NYC in 1867 using overstocked rocking horses
· A traveling carnival brought the Merry-Go-Round to Watch Hill in 1883 and just left it here
· Originally it was powered by 2 men turning cranks; then it was pulled by a horse; water power was installed in 1897, and in 1914 electricity took over
It is the only continuously operating and surviving flying horse Merry-Go-Round in the country
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HM NumberHM1AGP
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Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 5:28pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 260737 N 4577021
Decimal Degrees41.30918333, -71.85816667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 18.551', W 71° 51.49'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 18' 33.06" N, 71° 51' 29.40" W
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Area Code(s)401
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 153 Bay St, Westerly RI 02891, US
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