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The White City
Any guesses?
Chicago World Fair of 1893!
Neat huh?
How massive was this thing?
Population of the US at the time Visitors to World Fair
Opened May 1, 1893 Closed October 30, 1893
Why go to all this trouble?
The French!
(need picture of the world fair)
The Construction
Ferris Wheel Story
Quick tour of the fair
(pictures of the fair)
(famous people that went there)
(go back to the famous stuff that came from there)
(what’s left now)
(lasting impact of the fair)
Why you/I care • Why I care about it (devil in white city, going to chicago) • Why should you care about it (general knowledge, american pride, trivial, it was freaking awesome)
Conclusion

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