FERRIS WHEELS

  The first Ferris wheel was erected in Chicago, LLLinois, at the Columbian exposition in a893, The wheel was named after its inventor, George W.G. Ferris. One of the largest ever erected, the giant wheel rose to a height of 264 feet, and each of its 36 cars would carry 60 passengers. this Ferris wheel was used at the St.louis Exhibition in 1904 and then was sold for scrap metal. Present-day Ferris wheel are much smaller, but they still afford the thrill of flying, with the support of steel gingers. A gasoline-powered engine turns the big wheel on its steel stand.