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George Washington Gale (December 13, 1789 – September 13, 1861) [1] was a Presbyterian minister who founded the Oneida Institute of Science and Industry. He later purchased land in Illinois that became Galesburg, Illinois, named in his honor, and was instrumental in founding Knox College.
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (February 14, 1859 – November 22, 1896) was an American civil engineer. He is mostly known for creating the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition. [1]
In 1893 up-and-coming engineer George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. created an attraction for the world's fair in Chicago: A giant, steam-powered wheel on which...
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One of their number, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., a 33-year-old engineer from Pittsburgh whose company was charged with inspecting the steel used by the fair, was struck by a brainstorm...
George Washington Gale, 1789–1861, American educator and clergyman, b. Stanford, N.Y., grad. Union College, 1814, and Princeton Theological Seminary, 1819. In 1827 he founded Oneida Institute at Whitesboro, N.Y., where students paid for their instruction by doing manual labor.
May 27, 2021 · Land was incredibly important to the founders of Galesburg and Knox College. They were very particular about the kind of land on which they wished to settle. George Washington Gale’s initial sketch of the town and college required cleared land rich with natural resources for farms to thrive.
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Feb 14, 2021 · Learn about the life and achievements of George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., the American engineer who created the Ferris Wheel for the World's Colombian Exposition in 1893. Find out how he overcame challenges, built a monumental attraction, and faced tragedy.
