What was the Sesquicentennial Exposition in 1926 in Philadelphia?
The Sesquicentennial Exposition was a world’s fair to celebrate our country’s 150th anniversary. It was held mainly at League Island Park at the bottom of Broad Street in South Philadelphia. Paul Phillipe Cret designed the physical layout, which included a giant representation of the Liberty Bell at the entrance. Source: Fairmount Park, a History and Guidebook, 1974, p.38-39, Esther M. Klein, 917.
The Sesquicentennial Exposition was a world’s fair to celebrate our country’s 150th anniversary. It was held mainly at League Island Park at the bottom of Broad Street in South Philadelphia. Paul Phillipe Cret designed the physical layout, which included a giant representation of the Liberty Bell at the entrance. Source: Fairmount Park, a History and Guidebook, 1974, p.38-39, Esther M.
