Lamarcus Adna
THOMPSON
(b.
8 March 1848
,
Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA
d.
8 March 1919
,
Glen Cove, New York, USA
)
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Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON was born 8 March 1848 in Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA
Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON was the child of Adna William THOMPSON and Nancy Day WOODSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Lamarcus Adna married Alice E EATON 29 December 1868 in Memphis, Macomb, Michigan, USA . Alice E EATON was born abt. 1846 in Essex, New York, USA.
Lamarcus Adna married (2) Ada NIXON 25 August 1900 in Manhattan, New York, USA . Ada NIXON was born 20 May 1870 in Ludlow, Kenton, Kentucky, USA. Ada died 28 November 1965 in Oyster Bay, New York, USA (Massapequa).
Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON died 8 March 1919 in Glen Cove, New York, USA.
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Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON was a American inventor and businessman most famous for developing a variety of gravity rides and Roller coasters.
Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON was a American inventor and businessman most famous for developing a variety of gravity rides and Roller coasters.
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Alice E EATON-- Date: 29 December 1868 Place: Memphis, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Children of Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON and Alice E EATON:
Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON married Ada NIXON-- Date: 25 August 1900 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Children of Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON and Ada NIXON:
Alice E EATON-- Date: 29 December 1868 Place: Memphis, Macomb, Michigan, USAChildren of Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON and Alice E EATON:
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Ada NIXON-- Date: 25 August 1900 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA Children of Lamarcus Adna THOMPSON and Ada NIXON:
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1848 Birth 8 March 1848
Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1868 Marriage / PartnerLamarcus Adna THOMPSON and Alice E EATON 29 December 1868, Memphis, Macomb, Michigan, USA
He was 20 years old.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1884 - The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
'1884: The first gravity roller coaster designed and built specifically as an amusement ride opens at Coney Island, New York. It is a commercial success and leads to the building of roller coasters all over the world.
LaMarcus Adna Thompson’s Coney Island coaster, which, for a nickel ($1.15 in today’s money), hurtled passengers down an undulating 600-foot-long track at speeds up to a blistering 6 mph, would hardly be recognizable to riders of modern-day roller coasters.
Passengers faced sideways, for one thing, and the track was not laid out in a continuous loop. Like the switchback gravity railway used by Pennsylvania coal miners that inspired it, the Coney Island coaster ran point-to-point, with nothing but gravity to provide the propulsion.
The ride began atop a 50-foot-high platform, and when it reached the other end, passengers had to disembark so the cars could be switched over to the return track for the ride back to the starting point...'
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'1884: The first gravity roller coaster designed and built specifically as an amusement ride opens at Coney Island, New York. It is a commercial success and leads to the building of roller coasters all over the world.
LaMarcus Adna Thompson’s Coney Island coaster, which, for a nickel ($1.15 in today’s money), hurtled passengers down an undulating 600-foot-long track at speeds up to a blistering 6 mph, would hardly be recognizable to riders of modern-day roller coasters.
Passengers faced sideways, for one thing, and the track was not laid out in a continuous loop. Like the switchback gravity railway used by Pennsylvania coal miners that inspired it, the Coney Island coaster ran point-to-point, with nothing but gravity to provide the propulsion.
The ride began atop a 50-foot-high platform, and when it reached the other end, passengers had to disembark so the cars could be switched over to the return track for the ride back to the starting point...'
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1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1900 Marriage / PartnerLamarcus Adna THOMPSON and Ada NIXON 25 August 1900, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
He was 52 years old.
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry. 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1919 Death 8 March 1919
Glen Cove, New York, USA
He died at the age of 71.
Added: 3/24/2022 4:55:39 PM
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