Irwin Vettel

Roller Coasters

Designer3
Construction Supervisor1

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Born Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Died West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States

Etymology

AKA Ervin, Erwin, Irvine, Irving.

Notes

Erwin was a civil and construction engineer, and according to his obituary, he built a significant number of amusement devices in the US as well as in several other countries (the UK, Canada, and possibly Germany). Erwin spent a lot of time in Europe prior to WWII, and when he returned to the United States, he became the maintenance supervisor for Kennywood Park. He and his family lived in a home in the park, which is where he died in 1943.

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