Episode

Moving Stuff Around - Hi Jolly and Elisha Otis

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The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families

Published

Feb 27, 2025

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1891

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Summary

A man named Hadji Ali, but known as Hi Jolly, was an important figure with the US Army's short lived Camel Corps, and his legend lives on today. Around the same time a man named Elisha Otis changed the world with the elevator brake. It was safe and carried people higher and higher!