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  2. World Cotton Centennial - Wikipedia

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    The World Cotton Centennial (also known as the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition) was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in 1884. At a time when nearly one third of all cotton produced in the United States was handled in New Orleans and the city was home to the New Orleans Cotton Exchange , the idea ...

  3. Category:World Cotton Centennial - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 14 December 2023, at 02:04 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  4. List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Troy Cotton & Woolen Manufactory Mill No. 2: 1860: 1960s: Troy Street: Fall River granite: located north of Mill #1; demolished in 1960s for Interstate 195 70: Union Cotton Factory: 1813: 1838: Cook Pond: field stone: 4th cotton mill in city; burned in 1838, site of Laurel Lake Mills 71: Union Mill No.3: 1877: abt. 1965: Pleasant Street: red brick

  5. Edmund Richardson - Wikipedia

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    Edmund Richardson was born June 28, 1818, in Caswell County, North Carolina, to James Richardson and Nancy Payne Ware. [1] He was educated in common schools from the age of 10 to 14 but left school in 1832 and clerked in a dry goods store in Danville, Virginia.

  6. 1984 Louisiana World Exposition - Wikipedia

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    It was held 100 years after the city's earlier world's fair, the World Cotton Centennial in 1884. The fair was held from May 12 to November 11, 1984, and adopted the theme "The World of Rivers: Fresh Water as a Source of Life," showcasing the vital role of freshwater systems.

  7. Category:Cotton industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Cargill Cotton; Cotton Belt; Cotton Board (United States) Cotton Futures Act; Cotton Futures Act of 1916; Cotton Incorporated; A Cotton Office in New Orleans; Cotton Press (Latta, South Carolina) Cotton Press (Tarboro, North Carolina) Cotton Research and Promotion Act; Cottonseed Oil Assistance Program; Cullars Rotation

  8. 1884 - Wikipedia

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    December 16 – The World Cotton Centennial world's fair opens in New Orleans. December 30 – Anton Bruckner 's Symphony No. 7 is premiered in Leipzig , bringing the composer his first great success.

  9. International Cotton Exposition - Wikipedia

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    International Cotton Exposition (I.C.E.) was a world's fair held in Atlanta, Georgia, from October 4 to December 31 of 1881. The location was along the Western & Atlantic Railroad tracks near the present-day King Plow Arts Center development in the West Midtown area.