Tennessee Centennial Exposition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tennessee_Centennial_Exposition

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 1.7 million
gptkbp:commemorates	100th anniversary of Tennessee statehood
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Major_E._C._Lewis
gptkbp:endDate	1897-10-30
gptkbp:featuredExhibit	gptkb:Negro_Building gptkb:government_office gptkb:Transportation_Building gptkb:Agricultural_Building gptkb:Children's_Building gptkb:Forestry_Building gptkb:Woman's_Building gptkb:Commerce_Building gptkb:Administration_Building gptkb:Education_Building gptkb:Fine_Arts_Building gptkb:Fire_Department_Building gptkb:Mineral_Building gptkb:Police_Department_Building gptkb:Railroad_Exhibit gptkb:Restaurant_Building gptkb:Machinery_Building concert hall Midway
gptkbp:hasTreasurer	gptkb:J._B._Killebrew
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Tennessee Centennial Exposition
gptkbp:inspiredBy	gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:Centennial_Park gptkb:Nashville_Parthenon_(permanent_structure)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Nashville_Parthenon
gptkbp:notableEvent	Musical performances Fireworks displays Military parades Bicycle races Dedication of the Negro Building Dedication of the Parthenon Horse races
gptkbp:notableGuest	gptkb:Booker_T._Washington gptkb:President_William_McKinley gptkb:Governor_Robert_L._Taylor
gptkbp:opened	gptkb:President_William_McKinley_(via_telegraph)
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:Tennessee_Centennial_Exposition_Company
gptkbp:president	gptkb:John_W._Thomas
gptkbp:secretaryGeneral	gptkb:J._M._Dickinson
gptkbp:startDate	1897-05-01
gptkbp:theme	Tennessee's centennial
gptkbp:venue	gptkb:Centennial_Park
gptkbp:vicePresident	gptkb:Percy_Warner
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Parthenon_(replica) gptkb:The_Parthenon_(replica) gptkb:Parthenon_(Nashville)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6