Historedia
Person

LaMarcus Adna Thompson

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1884

Every event in Historedia whose sources name LaMarcus Adna Thompson, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. LaMarcus Thompson opens the Switchback Railway at Coney Island

    1884

    Role: Inventor and businessman

    1. 1884 · West 10th Street (named locality, not an exact site)Opening of the Switchback Railway

      LaMarcus Adna Thompson installed the first roller coaster at Coney Island in 1884, designed in 1881.

Sources

  1. LaMarcus Adna Thompson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
  2. Switchback Railway Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-21