Henry B. Auchy

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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.

References

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