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Saturday, December 13, 2008
New Orleans 1885: Maryland State Exhibit.....
The 5,200 square-foot Maryland State exhibit was located in the southern portion of the Government & States Building. The exhibit area was decorated in black and yellow, the colors of the state's coat of arms; and two armor-clad knights, each bearing the standard of Lord Baltimore, guarded the entrance to the exhibit. A model of the Battle Monument of Baltimore stood prominently at the center of the state's regal display, surrounded by a circle of glass cases containing 1,200 specimens of birds found within the state. An extensive exhibit of minerals, fossils, zoology, and forestry were shown, as well as a food exhibit, featuring fish and shell-fish. The Maryland exhibit also featured a large display of colonial memorabilia, consisting of furniture, musical instruments, portraits, Continental-currency, and numerous historical documents. Additionally, the Baltimore & Ohio Railway displayed a scale-model of the first American locomotive, the "Cooper", built in 1830 by Peter Cooper.
November 3rd - 16th, 2008:
San Francisco 1894 - California Midwinter International Exposition.
November 17th, 2008 - January 7th, 2009:
New Orleans 1885 - The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition.
January 8th - 31st, 2009:
Long Beach 1928 - Pacific Southwest Exposition.
February 1st - March 6th, 2009:
San Diego 1915 - Panama-California Exposition.
March 7th, 2009:
San Diego 1916 - Panama-California International Exposition.
March 8th - April 12th, 2009:
San Diego 1935 - California-Pacific International Exposition.
April 13th, 2009:
San Diego 1936 - California-Pacific International Exposition.
February 1st, 2018: 1884-NEW ORLEANS-1885 The Great World's Fair - book published!
The 5,200 square-foot Maryland State exhibit was located in the southern portion of the Government & States Building. The exhibit area was decorated in black and yellow, the colors of the state's coat of arms; and two armor-clad knights, each bearing the standard of Lord Baltimore, guarded the entrance to the exhibit. 
A model of the Battle Monument of Baltimore stood prominently at the center of the state's regal display, surrounded by a circle of glass cases containing 1,200 specimens of birds found within the state. An extensive exhibit of minerals, fossils, zoology, and forestry were shown, as well as a food exhibit, featuring fish and shell-fish. 
The Maryland exhibit also featured a large display of colonial memorabilia, consisting of furniture, musical instruments, portraits, Continental-currency, and numerous historical documents. Additionally, the Baltimore & Ohio Railway displayed a scale-model of the first American locomotive, the "Cooper", built in 1830 by Peter Cooper. 
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