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Edward P. Weston
Edward P. Weston (Pedestrian. Born, Providence, RI, Mar. 15, 1839; died, Brooklyn, NY, May 12, 1929.) Starting in 1861, Edward Payson Weston established himself as America’s leading pedestrian and began a fad of competitive walking. Weston, a one-time copy boy for the Herald, was the first U.S. star of six-day walking competitions and dominated the […]