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Watkins Regional Park
Upper Marlboro, MD
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Park: | Watkins Regional Park |
Description: | Unknown Manufacturer/G A. Dentzel |
Carousel Class: | Classic Wood Carousel |
Last Update: | 2019 |
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: | Primarily G. A. Dentzel figures including a rare articulated kangaroo, a pair of bison and a pair of leopards. The ring machine is original but not operational. Original outside row lion on display in the carousel building. |
History: | Original Location Unknown, Date Unknown to Unknown Unknown, Chesapeake Beach, MD, 1930 to 1974 Watkins Regional Park, Upper Marlboro, MD, 1974 to present
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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 |
Website: | https://www.mncppc.org/3207/Watkins-Antique-Carousel-Train-Miniature |
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