A female architect designed the Arkansas State Building for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. The state’s displays at the Fair included a fountain made of crystals (also designed by a woman) and a 14,000-pound piece of zinc and inspired the writing of the song “My Happy Little Home in Arkansas.” Read more in “Arkansas A–Z: From middling to mighty — State’s hand in World’s Fairs” by Guy Lancaster, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (November 13, 2022)
Arkansas exhibits at the 1893 World’s Fair
By Scott|2022-11-14T20:16:33-06:00November 15th, 2022|Categories: NEWS|Tags: Arkansas State Building|0 Comments
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