6 People You Never Imagined Were In Chicago In 1893

Erik Larson's The Devil in The White City basically explains everything good your in life – and it all started at the World Fair in 1893.

1. George Washington Gale Ferris

Via ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu

The architect who thought up the Ferris Wheel to try to one-up the Eiffel Tower. I'd say he wins.

2. Sol Bloom

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The Entertainment Director of the fair, he thought up that song that always comes on when a snake is being charmed out of a basket or someone's about to belly dance - you know the one. I bet he regretted not having that copyrighted.

3. Walt Disney's Dad

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Elias Disney, Walt's dad, worked on the construction of the White City and told his son many stories of the "magical realm beside the lake".

4. Helen Keller

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Frank Haven Hall, the inventor of a device that allowed for printing books in braille, presented at the fair. Helen Keller attended and thanked him personally for his innovation.

5. Fredrick Law Olmstead

Via blogs.villagevoice.com

Fredrick Law Olmsted was the landscape architect for the fair, and he also designed Central Park in New York City.

6. Frank Millet

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Another architect for the fair, Frank Millet died on the Titanic on the night it sank.