In late 1890, Daniel Burnham, the eminent architect charged with turning a boggy square mile of Chicago into a world ... the fair gates closed, Ferris became immersed in a tangle of wheel-related ...

America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus ... feature from afar was George Washington Gale Ferris's gigantic wheel ride -- the first Ferris wheel ever built.

Photo Provided The BIG wheel, a highlight of the 1892-93 World’s Fair and Exposition held at Chicago, was built by George Washington Gale Ferris ... November 5, 1893. For rates of fare ...

Ferris constructed the world's first Ferris wheel for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago ... was an imposing sight at the World's Fair and attracted lots of attention and ...

America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus ... feature from afar was George Washington Gale Ferris's gigantic wheel ride -- the first Ferris wheel ever built.