Saturday, May 2, 2015 (continued)
We drove into downtown Mansfield for lunch, then took a walk.
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| N Main Street, Mansfield |
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| Antique neon signs |
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| Richland Carrousel Park |
The Richland Carrousel Park opened in 1991 with the first new, hand-carved carrousel to be built and operated since the 1930s. The 52 animals were carved in the style of Gustav A Dentzel and were produced in Mansfield by Carrousel Works. Denztel immigrated from Germany in 1860 to Philadelphia and worked as a cabinet maker before starting a carrousel company in 1867.
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| Organ and paintings of Ohio landmarks |
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Johnny Appleseed mural (2001) created by John Thrasher
in collaboration with Wendy Haft-Morrow and Joel Morrow |
John Chapman, known as Johnny Appleseed, spent much of his adult life in and around Mansfield in Richland County. One story is that during the War of 1812, Mansfield residents feared a Native American attack. On August 9, 1813, Chapman risked his life to summon aid from neighboring Mount Vernon and Clinton.
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Richland Trust Building (1929),
listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 |
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Korean War and World War I Memorials
in Central Park |
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| Vasbinder Fountain (1881) |
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| Fountain was donated to the city by David & Jane Vasbinder |
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| Fountain detail |
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| Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial |
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A young Dr King (2007 by Dale Slavin)
with Kent |
Next: Ohio State Reformatory.
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