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Expo 1876 Philadelphia
Category:
Pre BIE
Opened:
10/May/1876
Closed:
10/November/1876
Participating countries:
35
Visits:
10,000,000
Celebrated the centennial of the founding of the United States, the Centennial Exposition had on display the Liberty Torch as a preview of the Statue of Liberty as well as the giant Corliss steam engine, the largest ever built at 70 feet tall. Many of the other exhibits are still on display at the Smithsonian Institution's Arts and Industries Building.
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