1876 Centennial Exhibition

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors approximately 10 million
gptkbp:closed November 10, 1876
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Centennial_Exposition_Historic_District
gptkb:Centennial_Medal
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1878)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1876 Centennial Exhibition
gptkbp:legacy Boosted Philadelphia's international reputation
Memorial Hall remains as an art museum
Promoted industrial and technological innovation
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:mainBuilding gptkb:Main_Exhibition_Building
gptkb:Machinery_Hall
gptkb:Horticultural_Hall
gptkb:Memorial_Hall
gptkb:Agricultural_Hall
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell's_telephone
gptkb:Corliss_Steam_Engine
gptkb:Heinz_Ketchup
gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_arm
gptkb:Hires_Root_Beer
gptkb:Remington_Typographic_Machine_(typewriter)
about 37 countries
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:International_Exhibition_of_Arts,_Manufactures,_and_Products_of_the_Soil_and_Mine
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Emperor_Pedro_II_of_Brazil
President Ulysses S. Grant
May 10, 1876
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:United_States_Centennial_Commission
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1867)
gptkbp:purpose Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:significance First official World's Fair in the United States
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Gross_Clinic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5