Description: UNITED STATES Nebraska Omaha 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition So - Called Dollar HK-283 34mm Gilt Brass Medal Courtesy of Wikipedia - The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Omaha, Nebraska, from June 1 to November 1 of 1898. Its goal was to showcase the development of the entire West from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. The Indian Congress was held concurrently. Over 2.6 million people came to Omaha to view the 4,062 exhibits during the five months of the Exposition. President William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan were among the dignitaries who attended at the invitation of Gurdon Wattles, the event's leader. A hundred thousand people assembled on the plaza to hear them speak. The Expo stretched over a 180-acre (0.73 km2) tract in North Omaha and featured a 2,000-foot-long (610 m) lagoon encircled by 21 classical buildings that featured fine and modern products from around the world The decision to hold an Exposition was made in late 1895 by a small committee of Omaha businessmen determined to hold the Expo, led by banker Gurdon Wattles. In making their decision, the committee set aside several sites for consideration, including an area near 16th Avenue and Pershing Drive in East Omaha, near the now-dry Florence Lake. It was the preferred site for the Exposition early in 1897. 400 acres (1.6 km2) surrounding the tract that became Miller Park was considered the strongest contender towards the middle of the year. However, both sites ended up losing out to a site in North Omaha later in the year when Omaha banker Herman Kountze donated land in his Kountze Place development to the City of Omaha. After the Expo some of that land would become Kountze Park. Many important developments happened throughout the city before the opening of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition. They included the opening of the Burlington Train Station in downtown Omaha. During the Expo, on August 31, 1898, the committee declared "Cody Day" in honor of Buffalo Bill Cody. Cody brought his "world-famous" Wild West Show back to the Omaha Driving Park where it was formally founded several years earlier. October 12 was "President's Day" at the Expo and featured a speech by President William McKinley focused on international affairs and the necessity of not being isolationist. The total attendance was 2,613,508, and the total receipts were $1,924,077. The following year after the Expo some members of its managing committee decided to host another Expo-type event, which became the Great American Exposition in summer 1899 Inv.7644 PLEASE NOTE: that applicable taxes are collected by eBay, and that we ship only to Canada, United States, Great Britain, France and Germany. We do not ship to third party forwarding firms in any country. If your country is not in that list, please contact me in advance of bidding. For many countries not on that list we will ship via registered mail only. PACKAGING, HANDLING & SHIPPING: Regular Mail to Canada is $2.95, United States $5.95, United Kingdom, France, Germany $8.95 Registered Mail to Canada is $13.75, Tracked Mail to US $17.50, United Kingdom, France, Germany $23.95 NOTE: Orders (individual items or combined orders) totaling more than $100.00 must be sent via registered mail Postage is one flat rate whether you are the successful bidder on one item or multiple items. GUARANTEE: All material is returnable for a full refund if inaccurately or inadequately described.
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