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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ferris_Wheel_(1893)Ferris Wheel (1893) - Wikipedia

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   Chicago Wheel: General information; Status: Demolished: Town or city: Chicago: Country: United States: Opened: June 21, 1893; 130 years ago () Demolished: May 11, 1906: Cost: $385,000: Height: 80.4 metres (264 ft) Known for: World's first Ferris Wheel

   • Alternative names: Chicago Wheel
   • Country: United States

   • Status: Demolished
   • Town or city: Chicago

2. www.chicagotribune.com › 2016/05/15 › history-of-theHistory of the Ferris wheel; 1893 original ... - Chicago Tribune

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   May 15, 2016 · The first Ferris wheel was built by George W. Ferris for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. It stood 264 feet tall and had 36 cars, each capable of holding 60 riders. Chicago Tribune...

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4. chicago.suntimes.com › 2018/4/29 › 18355567On its 125th birthday, what's left from the 1893 World's Fair ...

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   Apr 29, 2018 · This May 1893 photo shows the grounds of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, including the world’s first Ferris wheel, which carried 1,400 people 250 feet into the air and was one of the biggest attractions.

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5. edsitement.neh.gov › teachers-guides › 1893-worldsThe 1893 World’s Fair and the First Ferris Wheel

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   The Ferris Wheel at the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Wikimedia Commons When the Ferris Wheel opened to the public on June 21, 1893, a ticket cost 50 cents, equivalent to about $17 today.

6. www.cbsnews.com › news › the-history-of-ferris-wheelsThe history of Ferris wheels: What goes around comes around

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   Jul 2, 2023 · Built in less than six months, his wheel opened to the public in June 1893. The steel structure was massive, climbing 264 feet, with 36 cars, each carrying 60 passengers. At the time, it was...

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8. www.hydeparkhistory.org › ferris-wheelFerris Wheel - Chicago's Hyde Park Historical Society

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   The Ferris Wheel Park Fiasco. Though the Exposition closed on November 1, 1893, the Wheel stood idle on the Midway until April 29, 1894, when a new site was found. It took 86 days and cost $14,833 to dismantle it. In July, 1895, re-erection was begun and the Wheel was ready for service by October.

9. www.chicagotribune.com › 24 › the-ferris-wheel-1893The Ferris Wheel (1893) – Chicago Tribune

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   Oct 24, 2013 · More than a diversion, more than the first amusement park ride, the giant wheel imagined and built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago...