Daniel B. Trimper and his wife Margaret arrived in Ocean City Maryland in 1890. By 1893 they owned the property between South Division and South First Streets on the boardwalk including two hotels: the Sea Bright and the Eastern Shore. After a severe storm in 1900 they rebuilt the Sea Bright
to look like Great Britian's Windsor Castle. The two hotels along with a theatre and an amusement park thus became the Windsor Resort. In 1912 Daniel Trimper purchased a Carousel from the Herschell-Spillman Company in North Tonawanda, New York. It was a massive 50 feet in diameter. Only one other carousel was made by that company. That one was sent to Coney Island and was later destroyed by fire. The carousel's 45 animals, three chariots and one rocking chair were driven by a steam engine. It is one of the oldest still operating carousels in the nation. It is now electified and has been enjoyed by generations of visitors to Ocean City. On our trip this past weekend, we were able to share this wonderful ride with the youngest members of our family. They enjoyed it as much as I did the first time maybe 50 years ago. Here is a sampling of some of the wonderful animals on the carousel.
