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Rediscover Jacksonville: Big Eli Ferris Wheel serving generations


Rediscover Jacksonville: Big Eli Ferris Wheel serving generations
Dominic Genetti, [email protected]
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You can’t tell by looking at it, but the Ferris wheel in Jacksonville’s Community Park is more than 100 years old. 
It has entertained citizens for generations connecting them in a special way to their grandparents and great-grandparents, and all the great memories of days gone by.
“This used to be out in Nichols Park,” David Fisher, a member of the Jacksonville Rotary Club, said. The Rotary Club has owned and operated the wheel since the late-1950s. “I can remember riding it when I was a little kid. We would go out there and have a family reunion picnic, and me and all the cousins would get herded over to the Ferris wheel. I think it was a nickel to ride at that time.” ....

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