Meriwether
A Penny Pony named for Meriwether Lewis by Margaret Scott's Lewis and Clark School class, which collected more than 48,000 pennies. Pennies decorate the horse.
- Category
- Horses
- Sponsor
- Missoula School Children
A Carousel for Missoula inventory.
Role: Permanent pony.
Design: Lewis and Clark third graders and John Thompson. Leg carving: John Thompson. Sanding: Ione Briedlander, Ethel Diettert, Jerry Diettert. Painting: Marlies Borchers, Cyndi Joslyn, Alex McDonald.
Video reading: seat 10B in footage dated June 29, 2024. View this section. This is a source-era best reading, not a verified current placement.
Historical description and credits: https://carousels.org/psp/Missoula/Meriwether.html
The NCA gallery includes photographs dated April 2004; current placement is not established by these captions.