Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Over the Jumps
Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 3, 2022
1. Over the Jumps Marker
Built in the 1920s and first exhibited at the 1924 Arkansas State Fair, it is believed to be the last operating "over-the-jumps carousel in the world, with an original undulating wooden platform mounted on a 1960s-vintage caterpillar drive. The horses were carved by the Allan Herschell Company. After many years of private ownership, the carousel was acquired by a local nonprofit group and donated to the zoo in 2007.
RESTORATION TEAMS
Original: Rick Parker-Bob Pennick - Pete Sixbey - Andrew Zawacki 2009-2010: Collin Miles - Keith Newton - Yelena Petroukhina - Becky Witsell.
Erected by Friends of the Carousel, Inc. Department of Arkansas Heritage, Citizens of Little Rock, Citizens of the State of Arkansas.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 34° 44.827′ N, 92° 19.818′ W. Marker is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is on Zoo Drive 0.2 miles west of Fair Park Drive when traveling west. At the Little Rock Zoo. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this
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Regionally, this marker is in the Quapaw Homeland. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wild Boar (a few steps from this marker); A Wild Look Back (a few steps from this marker); Memorial Stadium (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Memorial Golf Course (approx. 0.4 miles away); Buhler House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bro. Samuel Proctor Massie Sr. (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching in Little Rock (approx. 1.3 miles away); Stifft's Station (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Rock.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 3, 2022
2. Over the Jumps Marker
Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 3, 2022
3. Over the Jumps Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 7, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
