Henry B. Auchy Explained

Henry B. Auchy (1861 - 1922) was a businessman who co-founded the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, which was later renamed Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, in Philadelphia, on January 21, 1904. Then located at 130 East Duval Street,[1]

Life & Career

Auchy was born in 1861.

He co-founded the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. The company is currently the oldest existing roller coaster manufacturing company in the world. The company has since been moved to Hatfield, Pennsylvania. A street near the former site of White City Amusement Park in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania bears his name.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic 1918 carousel opens at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo on July 22, 2006. - HistoryLink.org. www.historylink.org.