Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition

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

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:attendance	1,786,714
gptkbp:commemorates	Tennessee statehood centennial
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate	1897-10-30
gptkbp:featuredEntertainment	gptkb:Buffalo_Bill's_Wild_West_Show Concerts Parades Fireworks displays Midway attractions
gptkbp:featuredExhibit	gptkb:Negro_Building gptkb:government_office gptkb:Transportation_Building gptkb:Agricultural_Building gptkb:Woman's_Building gptkb:Commerce_Building gptkb:Education_Building gptkb:Art_Building gptkb:Machinery_Building gptkb:Mineral_and_Forestry_Building concert hall
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Trans-Mississippi_Exposition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition
gptkbp:legacy	Permanent Parthenon structure in Nashville
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:Centennial_Park
gptkbp:notableBuilding	Parthenon replica
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Booker_T._Washington gptkb:Fisk_University gptkb:Tennessee_State_University gptkb:University_of_Tennessee gptkb:Vanderbilt_University gptkb:George_Washington_Carver gptkb:Peabody_College gptkb:Meharry_Medical_College gptkb:Tennessee_State_Museum gptkb:Tennessee_Agricultural_and_Mechanical_College gptkb:Tennessee_Historical_Society gptkb:Tennessee_Industrial_School gptkb:Tennessee_School_for_the_Blind gptkb:Tennessee_School_for_the_Deaf gptkb:Tennessee_State_Library
gptkbp:notableGuest	gptkb:President_William_McKinley
gptkbp:opened	gptkb:Governor_Robert_L._Taylor
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:Tennessee_Centennial_Exposition_Company
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Cotton_States_and_International_Exposition
gptkbp:purpose	Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Tennessee's statehood
gptkbp:startDate	1897-05-01
gptkbp:theme	Progress and development of Tennessee and the South
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Trans-Mississippi_Exposition_(1898) gptkb:Trans-Mississippi_Exposition_1898 gptkb:Trans-Mississippi_Exposition gptkb:Cotton_States_and_International_Exposition
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6