In the 1880s, LaMarcus Thompson was troubled by America's slide into hedonism and immorality. Out of that concern, we got the rollercoaster A Final Takeoff The Incredible Flying Car of the 1950s ...

The roller coaster has its origins in St. Petersburg ... As it was, that task fell to LaMarcus Adna Thompson. Thompson was an unlikely candidate for the title of Father of the Gravity.