Grand Carousel

Grand Carousel (HM2AXQ)

Location: Elysburg, PA 17824 Columbia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 52.749', W 76° 30.224'

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Grand Carousel Purchased: 1941. Opened: 1942 Previous Location: Riverside Park, Rahway, NJ This large 4 abreast carousel was built by George Kremer in 1913 using a Looff platform and horses carved by Charles Carmel. It features 63 horses, 3 chariots and weighs 27 tons.
[mural]Carousel horses were hand carved by skilled wood-carvers. The horses on Knoebels grand carousel were carved in the shop of Charles Carmel who sold them to carousel builder George Kremer in 1913.
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HM NumberHM2AXQ
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Placed ByKnoebels
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Date Added Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 at 11:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 373300 N 4526429
Decimal Degrees40.87915000, -76.50373333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 52.749', W 76° 30.224'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 52' 44.94" N, 76° 30' 13.44" W
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Area Code(s)570
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 485 Knoebels Rd, Elysburg PA 17824, US
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