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Alanson Wood: Toledo's Forgotten Inventor

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John Taylor's patent for an 'Inclined Railway', - U.S. Patent # 128,674 (July 2, 1872). Inclined Railway, JOHN G. TAYLOR, Baltimore, Md. Claim. , The combination of the double inclined tracks C C C' C' G with platforms A A' D D' and sliding switches E E', all constructed and arranged to operate substantially as set forth. Source: U.S. Patent Gazette, vol. 2, p. 22.
Richard Knudsen's patent for an 'Inclined-Plane Railway' - U.S. Patent #198,888 (Jan. 1, 1878). Source: U.S. Patent Gazette, vol. 13, p. 35
Wood's patent for an improved roller skate - U.S. Patent #237,152 (Feb. 1, 1881)
Diagram of Alanson Wood's invention: Circular Gravity-Railway - U.S. Patent # 291, 261 (January 1, 1884)
Diagram of Philip Hinkle's Gravity Pleasure Road. - U.S. Patent #307, 942 (August 12, 1884)
Philip Hinkle's Gravity Pleasure Road. - U.S. Patent #307, 942 (August 12, 1884)
LaMarcus Thompson's patent for his 'Roller Coasting Structure' - U.S. Patent #310,966 (Jan. 20, 1885. Source: U.S. Patent Gazette, vol. 30, p. 207
Photograph of Wood's tombstone in Woodlawn Cemetery
Close-up view of Wood's tombstone in Woodlawn Cemetery
Richard Knudsen's patent for an 'Inclined-Plane Railway' - U.S. Patent #198,888 (Jan. 1, 1878). Source: U.S. Patent Gazette, vol. 13, p. 35. (animated image)
Photograph of the parking lot on Tenth St., The present day site of the Vienna and Lexington Apartments, February 2000
Photograph of the parking lot on Tenth St., The present day site of the Vienna and Lexington Apartments, February 2000
Richard Knudsen's patent for an 'Inclined-Plane Railway' - U.S. Patent #198,888 (Jan. 1, 1878). Source: U.S. Patent Gazette, vol. 13, p. 35.
Richard Knudsen's patent for an 'Inclined-Plane Railway' - U.S. Patent #198,888 (Jan. 1, 1878). Source: U.S. Patent Gazette, vol. 13, p. 35. (animated image)
LaMarcus Thompson's patent for his 'Roller Coasting Structure' - U.S. Patent #310,966 (Jan. 20, 1885). Source: U.S. Patent Gazette, vol. 30, p. 207
LaMarcus Thompson's patent for his 'Roller Coasting Structure' - U.S. Patent #310,966 (Jan. 20, 1885). Source: U.S. Patent Gazette, vol. 30, p. 207 (animated image)
Wood's patent for a 'Circular Gravity Railway' - U.S. Patent #291,261 (Jan. 1, 1884)
Full text of Alanson Wood's invention: Circular Gravity-Railway - U.S. Patent # 291, 261 (January 1, 1884)
Roller Coasting Structure - U. S. Patent 310,666 (Apr. 3, 1884)
Wood's patent for an improved roller skate - U.S. Patent #237,152 (Feb. 1, 1881)
Wood's patent for an improved roller skate - U.S. Patent #237,152 (Feb. 1, 1881)
Full-text of Wood's patent for an improved roller skate - U.S. Patent #237,152 (Feb. 1, 1881)
News of LaMarcus Thompson's death
Views of the Casino Amusement Park roller coaster at Toledo Beach (circa 1900-1910).
Views of the Casino Amusement Park roller coaster at Toledo Beach (circa 1900-1910).
Views of the Casino Amusement Park roller coaster at Toledo Beach (circa 1900-1910).
Photograph of the Vienna and Lexington Apartments, circa 1893
Wood's Obituary from the Toledo Blade, May 4, 1909, page 1
Wood's Obituary from the Toledo Blade, May 4, 1909, page 2
Wood's Obituary from the Toledo Blade, May 4, 1909, page 3
Wood's Obituary from the Toledo Blade, May 4, 1909, page 4
News of Alanson Wood's death