Flying Horse Carousel - Westerly, RI - Dedicated Benches on Waymarking.com

The bench is part of the Flying Horse Carousel. The inscription on the bench reads as follows:

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ONCE UPON A TIME A FLYING-HOURSE CAROUSEL CAME TO WATCH HILL, R.I.
IN LOVING MEMORY
HARRIET C. MOORE
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It may or may not be the oldest carousel in the nation, but it is certainly the oldest of its type ("in which the horses are suspended from a center frame"). The carousel is believed to have been built 1876 by the Charles W. Dare Company of New York. It was part of a traveling carnival until 1879 when the carnival was forced to abandon the carousel in Watch Hill. Unlike most carousels, there is no wooden platform to support the horses but rather, they are suspended from chains. As a result, the horses seem to "fly" as the ride increases speed, hence the carousel's name. Each horse has a tail and mane of real horsehair and a genuine leather saddle. Children younger than 12 years old may ride. In the middle of the ride, a device holding metal rings is lowered for riders to grab as they pass. The last ring is brass, granting the "winner" a free ride token.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

It is located at the end of Bay Street in Westerly.

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Where is this bench located?: Flying Horse Carousel - Watch Hill - Westerly RI Who is this bench honoring?: Harriet C Moore

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