Glen Echo in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

1921

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, October 27, 2007

1. The 1921 Dentzel Carousel Marker

Inscription. The Dentzel carousel came to the park in 1921 as a replacement for a smaller carousel. Built in the Philadelphia style, the hand-carved, wooden animals create a menagerie type featuring rabbits, ostriches, a giraffe, a lion, a tiger and a deer in addition to horses and two chariots.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 38° 57.974′ N, 77° 8.318′ W. Marker is in Glen Echo, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Macarthur Boulevard ¼ mile Goldsboro Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glen Echo MD 20812, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 12 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Glen Echo Civil Rights Protest (here, next to this marker); Glen Echo Park (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Glen Echo Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Glen Echo Park: Arcade (within shouting distance of this marker); c. 1931 (within shouting distance of this marker); Glen Echo Park: Protest Years 1960 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Glen Echo Park: Spanish Ballroom

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(about 400 feet away); Glen Echo Park: Aerial View c. 1954 (about 400 feet away); Glen Echo Park: Chautaugua c. 1891 (about 400 feet away); Minnehaha Creek (about 400 feet away); The Hall of Philosophy (about 500 feet away); “A riotous country jumble” (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Echo.

Other markers no longer nearby. Glen Echo From Past to Present (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named 1921 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Roller Coasters of Glen Echo Amusement Park (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Glen Echo's Art Deco Arcade (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Changing Face of Glen Echo (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Glen Echo Park’s Crystal Pool (was within shouting distance of this marker

Dentzel Carousel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, October 27, 2007

2. Dentzel Carousel

but has been permanently removed); c. 1926 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Trolley Parks In America (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); A Trolley Returns to Glen Echo (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); The Glen Echo Park Yurts (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Glen Echo Park c. 1930 (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Additional keywords. amusement parks

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, October 27, 2007

3. Dentzel Carousel

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, October 27, 2007

4. Dentzel Carousel

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

5. Dentzel Carousel

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,690 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 30, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 5. submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.