Im jamie colby, in ocean city, maryland, an irresistible atlantic resort town known for its golden beaches and this historic boardwalk. Now, the population may read 7,000, but more than 8 million visit every single year. And im here to meet a family that has a strange inheritance thats been an icon on this boardwalk for more than a century. Hi, doug. Hi. Im jamie. Nice to meet you. So nice to see you, too. Your family really is so well known here. Yeah, im afraid we are. Yeah, weve been here a long time. A long time, indeed since 1890, to be exact. Doug trimpers greatgrandparents daniel and Margaret Trimper purchase two city blocks of oceanfront land. They start with a pair of small hotels but in 1902 decide to risk everything on a new attraction. Daniel wants to bring in a ride unlike any seen before in maryland. He orders a massive carousel from the herschellspillman company. With a diameter of 51 feet, the merrygoround is one of the largest built up to that point. How special is the
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Joining me live is the deputy fire marshal for Arlington County with the update. Give us an understanding. A little after 3 30 p. M. , we had a report of a fire in this house. We arrived on the scene with heavy fire. They made an aggressive effort to get inside because people were inside. One firefighter had burns in his hands. We have confirmed there were two victims inside. We have not yet identified them positively. At this time we are trying to ensure the safety and stability of the structure so we can go inside and work on determining the cause of the fire. Thank you so much. We did speak with family members. We spoke with the daughter in law of a 17yearold real challenge wheelchairbound women. Upstairs. E woman she and her boyfriend did not make it out. Somebody came and knocked on the door and told me to house was on fire. Of the house was on fire. And the up the door house was going up in flames. I ran back in the house to let everybody know there was a fire going on and to get
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