The first ever ferris wheel was made for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. American Engineer, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. made this huge structure where a 250-foot wheel would rotate and carry 2160 people in boxes the size of train cars. The ferris wheel currently up on Chicago's Navy Pier has a 140-foot diameter and carries 240 people.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
The World's First Ferris Wheel
The first ever ferris wheel was made for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. American Engineer, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. made this huge structure where a 250-foot wheel would rotate and carry 2160 people in boxes the size of train cars. The ferris wheel currently up on Chicago's Navy Pier has a 140-foot diameter and carries 240 people.
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