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The vast majority (nearly 75%) of visitors were from the Pacific Northwest, with almost half being local residents. [41] In all 2,554,000 people visited the exposition, with 966,000 getting in for free and 1,588,000 paying visitors. [34] 135,000 visitors were from east of the Mississippi River. [9]
Expo '74, officially known as the International Exposition on the Environment, Spokane 1974, [3] was a world's fair held May 4, 1974, to November 3, 1974, in Spokane, Washington in the northwest United States. [2] It was the first environmentally themed world's fair [4] and attended by roughly 5.6 million people. [3]
The organization was formally reincorporated as the Pacific National Exhibition in 1955. [4] Crowds at the 2016 PNE. The highest attendance at the fair was recorded in 1986, with 1.1 million guests visiting the PNE, [2] most likely due to Expo 86 that was occurring at the time.
The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) was a world's fair held April 21, 1962, to October 21, 1962, in Seattle, Washington, United States. [1] [2] Nearly 10 million people attended the fair during its six-month run.
The Northwest Coast is the coastal region of the Pacific Northwest, and the Northwest Plateau (also commonly known as "the Interior" in British Columbia), [1] is the inland region. The term "Pacific Northwest" should not be confused with the Northwest Territory (also known as the Great Northwest, a historical term in the United States) or the ...
The Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) serves as a cross-border forum for both public and private sectors, facilitating open dialogue. This forum leverages the collaborative efforts between business leaders and elected officials with the aim of enhancing the region's global competitiveness. [ 1 ]
The term "Pacific Northwest" should not be confused with the Northwest Territory (also known as the Great Northwest, a historical term in the United States) or the Northwest Territories of Canada. The region is sometimes referred to as Cascadia, which, depending on the borders, may or may not be the same thing as the Pacific Northwest.