Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1876

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Centennial_Exposition,_Philadelphia,_1876
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors approximately 10 million
gptkbp:closed November 10, 1876
gptkbp:commemorates 100th anniversary of American independence
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currencyIntroduced gptkb:Centennial_Medals
gptkbp:director gptkb:Alfred_T._Goshorn
gptkbp:firstWorldsFairInUS true
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1878)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1876
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Memorial_Hall_(now_the_Please_Touch_Museum)
gptkb:Centennial_National_Bank_building
influenced future world's fairs in the US
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:Remington_Typographic_Machine
gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty_arm
gptkb:Hires_Root_Beer
Root beer
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:International_Exhibition_of_Arts,_Manufactures,_and_Products_of_the_Soil_and_Mine
gptkbp:opened May 10, 1876
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:United_States_Centennial_Commission
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Exposition_Universelle_(Paris,_1867)
gptkbp:president gptkb:Joseph_R._Hawley
gptkbp:purpose Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries 37
gptkbp:venue gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell's_telephone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6