Northwest Industrial Exposition Explained

The Northwestern Industrial Exposition was held in Spokane, Washington (then known as Spokane Falls) in October 1890. It followed the August 4, 1889 fire that burned much of downtown. Chauncey B. Seaton designed the exposition hall. Artworks displayed included works by Frederic Remington. The wooden exposition building burned in September 11, 1893.^[1]

History

Washington became a state November and 11, 1889. The exposition hall was built at Sprague Avenue and Riverside Avenue.^[2] The exposition touted conquering nature.^[3] Light installations featured at the exposition.^[4]

People profiled in the exposition brochure include F. Lewis Clark, Horace L. Cutter, Kirtland K. Cutter, lawyer and writer^[5] Chester Glass, businessman and state legislator B. C. Van Houten, D. M. Drumheller, David B. Jenkins, and Dr. C. S. Penfield.

See also

• Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, held in Portland, Oregon in 1905
• List of world's fairs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Then & Now Gallery: Then and Now: Exposition Building - Sept. 5, 2021 | The Spokesman-Review. Spokesman.com.
2. Web site: History During the 1800s | Spokane County, WA .
3. Book: Bentley, Judith M.. Walking Washington's History: Spokane. February 16, 2016. University of Washington Press. 9780295806761 . Google Books.
4. Book: Hirt, Paul W.. The Wired Northwest: The History of Electric Power, 1870s–1970s. October 18, 2012. University Press of Kansas. 9780700618736 . Google Books.
5. Web site: The World: Round it and over it: Being Letters Written by the Author from England, Ireland, Scotland, Belgium ... California, Nevada, Utah and New York . Glass . Chester . 1881 .