1897 Nashville | |
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Overview | |
BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
Name | Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition |
Building(s) | More than 100 buildings |
Area | 200 acres |
Visitors | 1,786,714 |
Location | |
Country | United States |
City | Nashville |
Venue | now Centennial Park |
Timeline | |
Opening | May 1, 1897 |
Closure | October 31, 1897 |
The Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition was an exposition held in Nashville from May 1 – October 31, 1897 in what is now Centennial Park. A year late, it celebrated the 100th anniversary of Tennessee's entry into the union in 1796.[1] President William McKinley officially opened the event from the White House, where he pressed a button that started the machinery building at the fair; he would visit in person a month later.