Pan-American Exposition

Pan-American Exposition
Pan-American Exposition map
Overview
BIE-classUnrecognized exposition
NamePan-American Exposition
Area350 acres (140 ha)
Visitors8,000,000
Location
CountryUnited States
CityBuffalo, New York
Coordinates42°56′26″N 78°52′20″W / 42.94056°N 78.87222°W / 42.94056; -78.87222
Timeline
OpeningMay 1, 1901
ClosureNovember 2, 1901
expositions
PreviousTrans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska
NextInter-State and West Indian Exposition in Charleston, South Carolina

The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied 350 acres (0.55 sq mi) of land on the western edge of what is now Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Avenue to Elmwood Avenue and northward to Great Arrow Avenue. It is remembered today primarily for being the location of the assassination of United States President William McKinley at the Temple of Music on September 6, 1901. The exposition was illuminated at night. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. filmed it during the day and a pan of it at night.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Panorama of Esplanade by night". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  2. ^ "Pan-American Exposition by night". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  3. ^ "Panoramic view of Electric Tower from a balloon". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.