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By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 18, 2021
The Tennessee Centennial Exposition Marker detail
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| | On May 1, 1897, President William McKinley pulled a lever in Washington, D.C., setting the machinery in motion that officially opened the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. There followed perhaps the busiest and most glorious summer in Nashville's . . . — — Map (db m182145) HM |
| | The end of the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition marked the beginning of Nashville's park system. Having poured most of their civic resources into the wildly successful fair, Nashvillians were not inclined to let the grounds be sold for private . . . — — Map (db m182151) HM |
| | From comedy to tragedy, opera to rock, acting classes to dance recitals, the performing arts have had a home in Centennial Park from the beginning.
Concerts and theatrical events in the park are popular today, but before most homes contained a . . . — — Map (db m182158) HM |
| | Prominently located on Lake Watauga, the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition's Negro Building celebrated black achievements in business, industry, arts and culture.
Planning for the Negro Building occurred during an era of nationwide civil . . . — — Map (db m182160) HM |
| | While the state's 100th birthday provided an inspiring theme, the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition was, in fact, a risky economic development scheme. Wall Street's Panic of 1893 had led the nation into a deep economic depression. Despite the . . . — — Map (db m182163) HM |
| | Along with the Parthenon, Lake Watauga is one of few features in Centennial Park today that remains from the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The lake's waters have reflected the elaborate buildings that once encircled it, the brilliant . . . — — Map (db m182164) HM |
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