Ferris Wheel Inventor

Name: Ferris Wheel Inventor
Address: Ridge Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 14233, United States of America, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Civil Engineer, George Washington Gale Ferris (1859-1896), lived at 204 Arch Street. He designed and constructed the world’s first Ferris Wheel for the Columbian Exposition in 1892. (Dedicated: 1967)

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Ridge Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 14233, United States of America
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United States

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Tags: George Washington, Invention, Professions & Vocations, and Sports & Recreation

Category: Historical Markers

Address: Ridge Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 14233, United States of America
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United States

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