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==Formation==
==Formation==
After the 1898 [[Trans-Mississippi Exposition]] exhibition a group of investors decided to retain some of the buildings and hold a second exhibition at [[Kountze Park (Omaha, Nebraska)|Kountze Park]] in 1899.<ref name="notes">{{cite web|url=http://civilwarmuseumnc.org/GAEnotes.html|title=1899 Greater America Expo Notes|accessdate=February 5, 2019}}</ref> President McKinley expressed support for the exhibition as an opportunity to show America's new possessions.<ref name="notes" />
After the 1898 [[Trans-Mississippi Exposition]] exhibition a group of investors decided to retain some of the buildings and hold a second season at [[Kountze Park (Omaha, Nebraska)|Kountze Park]] in 1899 with a new theme.<ref name="notes">{{cite web|url=http://civilwarmuseumnc.org/GAEnotes.html|title=1899 Greater America Expo Notes|accessdate=February 5, 2019|archive-date=January 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114085053/http://www.civilwarmuseumnc.org/GAEnotes.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> President McKinley expressed support for the exhibition as an opportunity to show America's new colonial possessions following the [[Spanish–American War]].<ref name="notes" />


==Grounds==
==Grounds==
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agriculture,<ref name="GAEguide89">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=8–9}}</ref>
agriculture,<ref name="GAEguide89">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=8–9}}</ref>
apiary,<ref name="GAEguide30">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=30}}</ref>
apiary,<ref name="GAEguide30">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=30}}</ref>
colonial exhibits,<ref name="Miller2325">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=23–25}}</ref>
colonial exhibits,<ref name="Miller2325">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|pages=23–25}}</ref>
dairy,<ref name="GAEguide22">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=22}}</ref>
dairy,<ref name="GAEguide22">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=22}}</ref>
fine arts and liberal arts,<ref name="GAEguide2627">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=26–27}}</ref>
fine arts and liberal arts,<ref name="GAEguide2627">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|pages=26–27}}</ref>
horticulture,<ref name="GAEguide2829">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=28–29}}</ref>
horticulture,<ref name="GAEguide2829">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|pages=28–29}}</ref>
international,<ref name="GAEguide10">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=10}}</ref>
international,<ref name="GAEguide10">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=10}}</ref>
manufactures,<ref name="GAEguide1113">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=11–13}}</ref>
manufactures,<ref name="GAEguide1113">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|pages=11–13}}</ref>
and
and
mines and mining,<ref name="GAEguide1921">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=19–21}}</ref>
mines and mining,<ref name="GAEguide1921">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|pages=19–21}}</ref>
buildings,
buildings,
a machinery hall,<ref name="GAEguide1415">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=14–15}}</ref>
a machinery hall,<ref name="GAEguide1415">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|pages=14–15}}</ref>
a 520 by 150 feet United States pavilion,<ref name="GAEguide06">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=6}}</ref>
a 520 by 150 feet United States pavilion,<ref name="GAEguide06">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=6}}</ref>
and auxiliary buildings including press, fire, police and a hospital.<ref name="GAEguide18">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=18}}</ref>
and auxiliary buildings including press, fire, police and a hospital.<ref name="GAEguide18">{{cite book|url=http://trans-mississippi.unl.edu/memorabilia/view/TMI04561.html|title=Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings|date=July 1, 1899|page=18}}</ref>
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[[Category:History of North Omaha, Nebraska]]
[[Category:History of North Omaha, Nebraska]]
[[Category:World's fairs in the United States]]
[[Category:World's fairs in the United States]]
[[Category:Aftermath of the Spanish–American War in the United States]]
[[Category:Colonial exhibitions]]
[[Category:Trans-Mississippi Exposition]]

Latest revision as of 22:51, 19 June 2024

Greater America Exposition
Grand Court with red brick walkways
Overview
BIE-classUnrecognized exposition
NameGreater America Exposition
Visitors845,000
Organized byGeorge Miller
Location
CountryUnited States of America
CityOmaha
VenueKountze Park
Coordinates41°17′29″N 95°56′21″W / 41.2914798°N 95.9391403°W / 41.2914798; -95.9391403
Timeline
OpeningJuly 1, 1899
ClosureOctober 31, 1899

The Greater America Exposition was a world's fair held on North Omaha, Nebraska from July 1 to October 31, 1899.[1]

Formation

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After the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition exhibition a group of investors decided to retain some of the buildings and hold a second season at Kountze Park in 1899 with a new theme.[2] President McKinley expressed support for the exhibition as an opportunity to show America's new colonial possessions following the Spanish–American War.[2]

Grounds

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The grounds were refurbished with 500 staff patching and painting buildings and replanting flower beds.[1] And the concrete walkways were replaced by red brick ones.[1]

Buildings

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There were agriculture,[3] apiary,[4] colonial exhibits,[5] dairy,[6] fine arts and liberal arts,[7] horticulture,[8] international,[9] manufactures,[10] and mines and mining,[11] buildings, a machinery hall,[12] a 520 by 150 feet United States pavilion,[13] and auxiliary buildings including press, fire, police and a hospital.[14]

New possessions

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One March 18, 1899 the government agreed to transport agents to fetch exhibits from Cuba, Hawaii, the Philippines and Porto Rico.[2]

60 tubs of Hawaiian plants were destroyed when customs officials dumped the Hawaiian shipment,[2] and a second Hawaiian shipment went missing between San Francisco and Omaha.[2] After the exhibition some of the Hawaiian exhibits were sent to a forthcoming Paris exhibition.[2]

The Cuban village included over 700 snakes, a garrotte and the hangman Valentine Ruiz.[2]

The Philippines had planned to include monkeys, native birds and four water buffaloes. Six water buffaloes were shipped though only two water buffaloes arrived in Omaha.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Sasse (9 October 2015). "A History of the 1899 Greater America Exposition in North Omaha – North Omaha History". Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "1899 Greater America Expo Notes". Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings. July 1, 1899. p. 8–9.
  4. ^ Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings. July 1, 1899. p. 30.
  5. ^ Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings. July 1, 1899. pp. 23–25.
  6. ^ Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings. July 1, 1899. p. 22.
  7. ^ Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings. July 1, 1899. pp. 26–27.
  8. ^ Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings. July 1, 1899. pp. 28–29.
  9. ^ Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings. July 1, 1899. p. 10.
  10. ^ Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings. July 1, 1899. pp. 11–13.
  11. ^ Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings. July 1, 1899. pp. 19–21.
  12. ^ Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings. July 1, 1899. pp. 14–15.
  13. ^ Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings. July 1, 1899. p. 6.
  14. ^ Greater America Exposition: Map of Grounds, Diagram of Buildings. July 1, 1899. p. 18.
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