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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]
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 Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition, acronym AYP or AYPE, was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909 publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. It was originally planned for 1907 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush, but the organizers learned of the Jamestown Exposition being held that same year and rescheduled.
Square Lake Fire [115] Chelan 1,097 0 0 Watt Road Fire [116] Spokane 1,064 7 0 2002 Deer Mountain Fire Chelan 2,281 0 0 Fire equipment and aerial bombardment: 2001 Bailey Mountain Fire [95] Virginia Lake Complex Okanogan 3,164 0 0 Goose Lake Fire [95] Virginia Lake Complex Okanogan 1,283 0 0 Libby Fire [84] Okanogan 3,830 0 0 North Coppei Fire ...
The Northwest Washington Fair is an annual county fair in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The six-day August event has been held in Lynden since 1909 and draws approximately 200,000 visitors. [1] [2] The fair includes animal exhibits, agricultural displays, a carnival, and food vendors.
Anheuser-Busch said Monday that it will to send 2,156 cases of emergency drinking water for use by firefighters battling fires in Washington.
In 1883 the Portland Fire Department, while still augmented by volunteers, became known as the Portland Paid Fire Department. In January of this year, the department submitted it first budget totaling $55,340 for the entire year, with $25,940 being for the annual salary for the department's 52 employees, which included a chief engineer, two ...
The 2014 forest fire season in the Northwest Territories of Canada is reputed to be the second worst for at least three decades, only surpassed by the 2023 forest fire season. [1] As of 3 July, there had been 123 fires reported in the territory, of which at least 92 were still active and 13 were thought to be human-caused.