The more time goes by, the more it seems we try to hold onto the past. They say you can never go back but it’s nice to touch a piece of the past again. One of my fondest childhood memories is of the merry-go-round at Justice Grade School. While visiting Logan one weekend in 1999, I couldn’t resist the temptation of stopping by my old grade school. More than forty years had passed so imagine my surprise to see that the playground equipment was still there including the same merry-go-around. I hadn’t seen it since 1957 and it looked great. I can remember that we would get it going so fast that it would be all you could to do to just hang on. It was great fun. Since my memory of it goes back to 1957, I’m guessing it was in service for over fifty years. Being in use for so many of years, there were probably thousands of kids like me that thoroughly enjoyed and loved it. Sadly, when I went back to visit in 2001 it was no longer there. Like most of the other merry-go-rounds throughout the country, it was removed because of safety concerns. The pictures below were taken in 1999.
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You bet I remember that merry-go-round! I had just started fifth grade (1958), I was riding it alone and a boy on the playground kept whirling it faster and faster and I lost my grip and hit the concrete. My head was busted open at the crown. Principal Wilson wrapped my head in a towel until my parents arrived to take me to Logan General Hospital. I had very long hair and my head was shaved where the stitches had to go. I was so embarrassed to return to school with that bald spot but I did get a lot of attention! LOL It is still a fond memory but certainly gives substance to the saftey issues. LOL
Frances (Dillow) Greene Browning
I grew up in Justice Add. went to Justice grade School, Mae Cox Wilson (Grannie Wilson) was the principal. I broke my ankle jumping off that merry go round. The old Gulf station, Parkway Drive Inn custards, pushing wooden boats up the river, Counts Grocery, Phips Grocery, Justice Christian Church. Justice Add. was a great place to be from.
I remember this merry-go-round!!! My sister lived in Justice Addition and me and my niece would walk down to the playground and play for hours, this was about 1973. Thanks so much for the picture, it brought back so many wonderful memories!!! lisa
I remember the merry go round yaaaaa!!!
I remember there was a merry-go-round on The Island prior to construction of the high school (1957?). I remember playing on it and I remember one evening when Mr. Eiland (Eddie Eiland) was supervising us. He may know if that merry-go-round was moved to the grade school.
One of the fun things I remember was going to see relatives up above Man. Accoville, Lundale? Not sure of the name, but the grade school had a fire escape from the second story that was a slide and we had a ball on that in the summer.