The US's 1876 Centennial fairgrounds covered 450 acres with an additional 42 acres given for displays o livestock and agricultural machinery. It was the largest festival in US history.
The US's Centennial celebration in 1876 had 167 buildings. Within these were 30,000 exhibits.
There was a Women's Pavilion at the 1876 US Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. The pavilion however, was geared to domestic work that women performed. There was nothing about women's suffrage. Susan B. Anthony and her followers protested this to no avail.
The popularity among Americans and foreign visitors to the 1876 Centennial Exposition was overwhelming. The vent centered around Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, and on the opening day nearly 100,000 people gathered at the front gate.
Colorado became the 38th US State on 1 August 1876.
The USA's Centennial Exposition opened in Philadelphia in 1876 to celebrate America's first 100 years. On the list for the opening day ceremony was Emperor Don Pedro of Brazil. Don Pedro was the absolute ruler in Brazil and his nation would not abolish slavery for another decade or more.Why President Grant would invite a despotic ruler of a slave nation to the US Centennial remains an open question. One would think US newspapers would be quiet about this is also unknown.
The US's Centennial celebration in 1876 had 167 buildings. Within these were 30,000 exhibits.
Since the Declaration of Independence was created in 1776, the US Centennial was celebrated in 1876. The Centennial Exposition was in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is the politician that was given the honor of opening the US Centennial Fair. This happen in the year 1876.
The US Centennial was in 1876 but no special coins were issued for it.
The Centennial State. Because Admitted to the US in 1876.
Thirty -seven nations erected exhibits at the 1876 US Centennial celebration. The most impressive ones were the pavilions built by the UK, Germany, Austria and France.
The US's Centennial Exhibition opened in Philadelphia in 1876. Upwards of ten million people visited the exhibition.
Colorado.
There was a Women's Pavilion at the 1876 US Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. The pavilion however, was geared to domestic work that women performed. There was nothing about women's suffrage. Susan B. Anthony and her followers protested this to no avail.
1976 was the 200th anniversary of the US, so that year is the BIcentennial. The centennial was in 1876.Please see the Related Question for more information.
On August 2, 1876, 28 days after the Centennial of the United States, US President Ulysses S Grant signed a proclamation admitting the State of Colorado to the Union as the 38th State and earning it the nickname - Centennial State.
The US didn't make special quarters for the Centennial in 1876, so what you have is a standard Liberty Seated quarter. Please see the Related Question for values.The only special quarters were struck for the Bicentennial in 1976.