(WYTV) — The first Ferris wheel stood 264 feet tall and was the biggest attraction at the World Exposition in Chicago, in June 1893. Is that big? The Giant Wheel at Cedar Point is 145 feet.

In 1893, Turner spoke at the Chicago World's ... the moveable sidewalk, the Ferris wheel, diet carbonated soda, and Cream of Wheat were a few of the many exciting things unveiled.

Selected list of things that originated in Chicago. View of Midway from the Ferris Wheel, Chicago, 1893. Nineteenth-century Chicago bred innovators in many fields. New technologies, business and ...

When George W. Ferris constructed the world's first Ferris wheel for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, he started a trend (and in a sense, he also helped usher in the modern ...

Invented in 1893 for the World Exposition in Chicago, the Ferris Wheel was meant to out "Eiffel" the Eiffel Tower. The Ferris Wheel Phenomenon swept through the nation with four more Ferris Wheels ...