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Philadelphia Centennial Exposition 1874
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Philadelphia_Centennial_Exposition_1874
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Centennial_International_Exhibition
gptkbp:annualVisitors
approximately 10 million
gptkbp:closed
November 10, 1876
gptkbp:commemoratedBy
gptkb:Centennial_Exposition_Historic_District
gptkb:Centennial_Medal
gptkb:Centennial_Monorail
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director
gptkb:Alfred_T._Goshorn
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:Paris_Exposition_Universelle_1878
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition 1874
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:Statue_of_Liberty_arm
gptkb:Heinz_ketchup
gptkb:Remington_typewriter
Root beer
Banana (first widely seen in US)
gptkbp:opened
May 10, 1876
gptkbp:precededBy
Vienna World's Fair 1873
gptkbp:presidentAtOpening
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:purpose
celebrate 100th anniversary of Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:significance
first official World's Fair in the United States
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries
37
gptkbp:venue
gptkb:Fairmount_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Robert_McCay_Green
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5