Iconic Jersey Shore Ferris wheel to return home in Pennsylvania after 133 years
The 78-foot Ferris wheel is one of four built in the 1890s and the only one still in existence, officials said.
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Last-of-its-kind Ferris Wheel Returns Home After Nearly 100 Years on the Jersey Shore
The Phoenix Wheel was one of four originally built in Pennsylvania in 1893 before it was shipped to N.J., where it gained a connection to Bruce SpringsteenThe Phoenix Wheel under construction in Phoenixville, Penn.Credit: NBC10 Philadelphia/YouTubeNEED TO KNOWA 133-year-old ferris wheel, which stood tall on the Jersey Shore for nearly a century, is returning home to PennsylvaniaThe Phoenix Wheel was originally built in the 1890s by Phoenix Steel…
Iconic Jersey Shore Ferris wheel to return home in Pennsylvania after 133 years
An iconic piece of Jersey Shore history is now back in the Pennsylvania town where it was originally born more than 100 years ago. The Phoenix Wheel — built 133 years ago by the long-closed Phoenix Steel Company — has returned to Chester County, where it was originally built. The structure will stand just yards from its original birthplace in the heart of Phoenixville. It is one of just four so-called Phoenix Wheels built in the 1890s and the on…
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