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1892 – George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. draws plans for his Ferris Wheel. He planned for the wheel to be 250 feet across and be supported by two towers that were 140 feet across. The wheel would have 36 cars and be able to carry 60 people.
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web.bryant.edu/~ehu/h364proj/sprg_98/lynch/timeline.htm
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{Ferris Wheel Research - 1 of 3} ... The Ferris Wheel was born during the planning for the Chicago Fair, a part of the Columbian Expedition in 1893. The Columbian Expedition was a large celebration to mark the 400 year anniversary of Christopher Columbus sailing ... ; iFairground Map > History >Ferris Wheel Research - Page 1...
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library.thinkquest.org/C002926/history/ferris1.html
library.thinkquest.org/C002926/history/ferris1.html
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{Ferris Wheel Research - 2 of 3} ... The End of the First Ferris Wheel ; After the Columbian Expedition was over, there was the question of what to do with the wheel. ... ; iFairground Map > History >Ferris Wheel Research - Page 2...
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library.thinkquest.org/C002926/history/ferris2.html
library.thinkquest.org/C002926/history/ferris2.html
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THE FERRIS WHEEL - The chief wonder of the Fair of 1893 was the work of George Washington Gale Ferris, a man born west of Chicago. At a Saturday afternoon club dinner, in a city chop-house, while the Fair was building, Mr. Ferris conceived the idea of the wheel. ... The Dream City, Paul V. Galvin Digital History Collection...
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columbus.gl.iit.edu/dreamcity/00024024.html
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Chicago's Hyde Park Historical Society - Ferris Wheel ... The Society is delighted to present this wonderful description of the Life and Death of Chicago's great Ferris Wheel of 1893. It was written by Patrick Meehan in 1964 while he was a 4th year Mechanical Engineering student at the University of British Columbia.
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www.hydeparkhistory.org/newsletter.html
www.hydeparkhistory.org/newsletter.html
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The Big Ferris Wheel ... This is the brief history of the struggle this genius had to secure recognition even from such progressive and wide-awake men as the directors of the World's fair. Such has been the history of genius ever.
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www.clpgh.org/exhibit/neighborhoods/northside/nor_n105b...
www.clpgh.org/exhibit/neighborhoods/northside/nor_n105b.html
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Trivia about the major engineering events in history, the Ferris Wheel in the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. ... You Are Here: Trivia » Major Engineering Events through History » Major Engineering Events in History: The Ferris Wheel in 1893...
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www.trivia-library.com/a/major-engineering-events-in-hi...
www.trivia-library.com/a/major-engineering-events-in-history-the-ferris-wheel-in-1893.htm
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Have you ever ridden a ferris wheel? Read this ariticle for a history and overview of this unusual creation. ... You are here: Essortment Home >> History >> History:Objects >> Ferris wheel history ;
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www.essortment.com/all/historyferrisw_rkkj.htm
www.essortment.com/all/historyferrisw_rkkj.htm
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Ferris wheel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The original Ferris wheel was designed by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., as a landmark for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The term Ferris wheel later came to be used genericall...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_wheel
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