Centennial Exposition

Sept. 11, 1897

Nashville Day

Tennessee Centennial Exposition of 1897. The exposition celebrated 100 years of Tennessee's statehood a year after its true centennial birthday of 1896. Centennial organizers blamed lack of funds, slow construction and the presidential election of 1896 for the delayed start date. Once started, the Tennessee Centennial was a huge success with approximately 1.8 million people in attendance over the six-month period. -nashville.gov

Click Here for a photo gallery of the expo from nashville.gov

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