The original home of the carousel in Columbia Park. Photo circa 1919. [2]
The Columbia Park trolley station, circa 1910. [2]
A crowd walking from the trolley station down to the park entrance. [2]
of the time, Columbia Park experienced a period of decline. This next part is actually the key element of our entire article: The carousel was then sold in 1940 to the Millville Fire Company who placed the carousel in the community park for use during their annual carnival. I was told by current Millville Fire Company Captain, Kevin Martz, that for quite some time the fire company would assemble and then tear down the carousel each year only using it for the carnival. Jim Brown, also a current member of the Millville Fire Company, informed me that the current carousel house was put up in the 60s.
Today, the beautiful 1920 Herschell Carousel is permanently housed inside that gorgeous building on the grounds of Millville Community Park. Although it is a Herschell portable carousel, it now has a permanent home. The carousel was originally steam powered, but was then converted to being gas powered in the 40s. That engine ran the carousel all the way up until the 1990s when the carousel was eventually switched over to being powered by electricity. The gas engine is still on display inside the carousel house, by the way. The outside of the carousel building is adorned with painted scenes depicting the history of Millville
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