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Appalachian Exposition

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made of Tennessee marble. The main attractions were the mineral and forest exhibits. Some of the activities held included guest speakers, horse racing, flight performances, and a "Nashville Day."
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In 1911, over $ 35,000 was spent by the Appalachian Exposition Association on providing free attractions for the exhibition. In the center of the exhibition grounds, there was a
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The Thurman & Loveday building with a sign for the Appalachian Exposition, with a horse drawn wagon for mail
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The "Negro Building" at the Appalachian Exposition was praised for its beauty, it was designed by architect
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cut down the lone tree at his racetrack to allow a plane to land for the Exposition. The artwork of
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for Knoxville, served as the chairman of the "Colored Department" at the Appalachian Exposition.
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students to exhibit the city's African American history. The expositions saw the first
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designed the Bandstand and the Liberal Arts Building for the Appalachian Exposition.
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succeeded the exposition in 1913, and a few years later the predecessor to the
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served as chair of the Women's Congress of the Appalachian Exposition in 1911.
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flights in East Tennessee, and helped boost the careers of local artists
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The expositions featured a large exhibit hall designed by architect
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African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945
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Plaque at the Chilhowee Park Bandstand, Knoxville, Tennessee.
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East Tennessee Historical Society, Lucile Deaderick (ed.),
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Exhibition held in 1910 and 1911 in Knoxville, Tennessee'
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Brewer, Becky French; McDaniel, Douglas Stuart (2005).
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Heart of the Valley: A History of Knoxville, Tennessee
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Heart of the Valley: A History of Knoxville, Tennessee
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Bandstand built for the Appalachian Exposition in 1910
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Knoxville, Tennessee
Chilhowee Park
Knoxville Railway and Light
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
John R. Graf
Tennessee marble
R. F. Graf
Knoxville College
airplane
zeppelin
Lloyd Branson
Catherine Wiley
Appalachian Exposition's Negro Building (1910)
The Thurman & Loveday building with a sign for the Appalachian Exposition, with a horse drawn wagon for mail
William J. Oliver
Sara Ward Conley
R. F. Graf
Cal Johnson
Catherine Wiley
Bertha E. Perrie
Joseph Knaffl
Lloyd Branson
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer
William Posey Silva
John Henry Michael
Knoxville College
Henry Morgan Green
City Physician

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