A wave of popular enthusiasm followed the invention of the modern roller skate in 1863 by James L. Plimpton of Massachusetts. Within twenty years roller skating had become a favorite pastime for men and women as American industry, always ready to invest in a new fad, began producing roller skates by the thousands.
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