Carousel

Historical marker location:

2201 Six Flags Rd., Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas

( Six Flags Over Texas, 2201 Road to Six Flags, opposite main entry, Arlington)

Marker installed: 1966

Made popular in Texas by traveling shows and carnivals. Arrival of a horse-drawn carousel in a town was a great event. Rides to tunes of the calliope helped to celebrate townsite openings, completions of railroads, promotions in boom towns.

(1966).

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