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via NationalDayCalendar: The Thrill of then ride…Yes we go by the thousands to get that feeling in a roller coaster, The oldest roller coasters are believed to have originated from the so-called “Russian Mountains.”  Built-in the 17th century, these specially constructed hills of ice located near Saint Petersburg, Russia rose between 70 and 80 feet […]

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via NationalDayCalendar: Each year on August 16th, you will find people at amusement parks and theme parks across the country participating in National Roller Coaster Day. J.G. Taylor received one of the earliest patents for an inclined railway in 1872.  In 1878, Richard Knudsen received a patent for an inclined-plane railway.  For years, history has believed […]