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  2. International Cotton Exposition - Wikipedia

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    International Cotton Exposition (I.C.E.) was a world's fair held in Atlanta, Georgia, from October 4 to December 31 of 1881.The location was along the Western & Atlantic Railroad tracks near the present-day King Plow Arts Center development in the West Midtown area.

  3. Cotton States and International Exposition - Wikipedia

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    The Cotton States and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 1895. [1] The exposition was designed "to foster trade between southern states and South American nations as well as to show the products and facilities of the region to the rest of the nation and Europe."

  4. Oglethorpe Park - Wikipedia

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    Oglethorpe Park Type Municipal park Location Atlanta, Georgia, United States Area 47.25 acres (19.12 ha) Opened 1869 Closed 1881 Owned by Government of Atlanta Oglethorpe Park was a municipal park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The park, consisting of about 50 acres (20 ha), was created in 1869 and hosted numerous fairs, most notably the International Cotton Exposition in 1881. Following ...

  5. Marie Madeleine Seebold Molinary - Wikipedia

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    In 1881 Molinary exhibited at the International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1885 she was included in the exhibition at the World Cotton Centennial in New Orleans. Her work was also exhibited at the Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas in 1889 and the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. [4]

  6. International Textile Machinery Association exhibition

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    One of them is the International Cotton Exposition. The International Cotton Exposition was a world fair held in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1881, showcasing the progress made in the city and developments in cotton production since its destruction in the Civil War and symbolizing the end of the Reconstruction Era and sectional tensions in the country ...

  7. World Cotton Centennial - Wikipedia

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    The World Cotton Centennial (also known as the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition) was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in 1884. At a time when nearly one third of all cotton produced in the United States was handled in New Orleans and the city was home to the New Orleans Cotton Exchange , the idea ...

  8. List of world's fairs - Wikipedia

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    1801 – Paris, France – Second Exposition (1801). After the success of the exposition of 1798 a series of expositions for French manufacturing followed (1801, 1802, 1806, 1819, 1823, 1827, 1834, 1844 and 1849) until the first properly international (or universal) exposition in France in 1855.

  9. History of Atlanta - Wikipedia

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    In 1895, the Cotton States and International Exposition was held at what is now Piedmont Park. Nearly 800,000 visitors attended the event. The exposition was designed to promote the region to the world and showcase products and new technologies, as well as to encourage trade with Latin America.