Tennessee Centennial Exposition

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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
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gptkb:The_Parthenon_(replica)
gptkb:Parthenon_(Nashville)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6