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Over-The-Jumps
Little Rock Zoo
Little Rock, AR
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| Carousel Name: | Over-The-Jumps |
| Park: | Little Rock Zoo |
| Description: | Spillman Engineering "Over the Jumps" |
| Carousel Class: | Classic Wood Carousel |
| Last Update: | 2020 |
| Status: | Active |
| Model: | Over the Jumps |
| Year Built: | 1924 |
| Type: | 2 rows, Portable, Track, All Wood composition |
| Figures: | 40 Jumping Horses, 4 chariots |
| Music: | No Band Organ: |
| Notes: | Placed on the National Register of Historic Places - 1989, Received the NCA Historic Carousel Award - 2020 |
| Comments: | One of four undulating portable track machines built by Spillman Engineering. Opened October 2007 at the Little Rock Zoo. |
| History: | C. A. Wortham Shows, Traveling Carnival, 1924 to 1940s
Unknown, Milford, CT, Date Unknown to 1945
War Memorial Park, Little Rock, AR, 1945 to 1990
Storage, Little Rock, AR, 1990 to 2007
Little Rock Zoo, Little Rock, AR, 2007 to present
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| Directions/Hours: | Located just off I – 630. Contact the zoo or visit the website for hours of operation. |
| Mailing Address: | #1 Zoo Drive, Little Rock, AR, 72205 |
| Telephone: | 501-661-7200 |
| Website: | www.littlerockzoo.com/carousel |
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