On this day in 1898, inventor and mechanic Edwin Prescott was granted the first patent for a vertical loop roller coaster.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

On this day in 1898, inventor and mechanic Edwin Prescott was granted the first patent for a vertical loop roller coaster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Edwin Prescott receives the first patent for a vertical loop roller coaster - August 16th, 1898

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Edwin Prescott receives the first patent for a vertical loop roller coaster - August 16th, 1898

Edwin Prescott receives the first patent for a vertical loop roller coaster - August 16th, 1898