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Ferris Wheel

Built by George Ferris for the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the first Ferris wheel was an attempt to out-Eiffel Gustav Eiffel and his famed Paris tower.  It premiered to the world on on this date 130 years ago. When the fair ended, the wheel was dismantled and moved to Chicago’s North Side, where it …

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