Sesquicentennial Exposition
The
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
of
1926
was a
world's fair
hosted in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence
, and the 50th anniversary of the
1876
Centennial Exposition
. The
Liberty Bell
was the symbol of the exposition, an 80 foot replica, covered in 26,000
light bulbs
, was constructed at the gateway to the expo. The fair drew a much smaller crowd than anticipated (about 10 million people).
External links
http://www.libertybellmuseum.com/WorldsFair/1926sesqui.htm
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