Show 6 0 0 oa 04 TENNES SEES centennial I 1 review of one hundred years of statehood I 1 Z 11 II E tennessee centennial exposition will open may alay 1 1897 and continue six sit mo months atlig u until it t I 1 I 1 nov 1 the origin of the movement to hold bold an elaborate industrial e espos expos x p 0 s in c 0 in me meni oration of the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of tennessee into the union dates back bach to the first of june 1804 shortly after that a company was organized and chartered under tinder the laws of the state with an capital of 1000 the first money paid on oil the stock subscriptions was in the spring of 1894 and the balance of that year was spent in arranging for funds fund in the sprint spring of tile the available capital lind had roach reach the features of tile the exposition promise to ile be particularly attractive there will be an arch of tennessee marble sixty feet high a statue ot of pallas athena forty three foot feet high a pyramid of cotton bales feet high and at least four specially chally designed fountains there are at present over 1000 men employed on the grounds and the sound of the hammer and the saw resounds from morning until night of the state the progress made by this fair southern state lias has been rapid and worthy of the pioneers who amid many y perils carved out her territory a little over a century ago in 1790 the largest town in tennessee had only logg log huts buts and perhaps in t the be entire state there was not a parke pane of window glass now there are beautiful cities and towns on every hand band and a general air of prosperity and progress rests over tile the commonwealth mon wealth the name tennessee is derived from Tannas soe the indian name of the little lithe tennessee river the first settle 1 11 1 N JAMES nOBIS SOX JOHN SEVIER ANDREW JACKSON ed d and since then another has been added in july also i the centennial tion company leased au an improved piece of property of acres lying in the lie western suburb of nashville which has for years been the famous racing place known as west side park and lu in the same the grading of the grounds f fp P purposes purpose s was com minced A lalic kike of some twenty five acres was ex excavated abated and also a smaller one of albirt two acres in extent in the center ot of the plan a I 1 high was built to represent the acropolis at athens and to form the hie found foundation atlon for the contemplated reproduction of the athenian parthenon the entire contour of the earth was altered but the trees that were characteristic of old west side park allowed to stand as they berc the alie ili farst at building to be erected was wag constructed in ili the fill fall of 1695 this Is the administration building and in it the director of works the alie supervising ing architects and their assistants have their ollices this was followed on jan 1 1890 by the letting of the contracts for tile the parthenon the commerce building tile auditorium audIt uie the nin machinery chinery build building hig the transportation building ind and the woman comans building under the terms 0 of f the contracts these buildings will cost WO and are to lie be covered on oil the ext exterior or bior with it t 11 white staff Tennes tennessee soe was admit admitted tea into the union on oil juno june 1 and in honor of the one hundredth of that ebent tile the most elaborate that hive have h ive ever been seen lu the were held on it june 1 1896 when the formal opening P V TC S aft it 1 f N L cm cini DRENs DREN a of the exposition which Is to rily really east during was made the agriculture building and the childrens bit building are now under tinder contract and during the sur summer surginer niner the erection of the minerals building the he horticulture building the forestry building the lie gro building and tile llie live stock build build ment in the state was attempted in 1734 1754 but the settlers were wiped out by ti ala a indians two years later another settlement was made on the tennessee river near knoxville osville and fort london was built in this place was besieged by indians and the whites on oil tile the condition that they would be allowed to return to north carolina the condition however was not ed the whites on oil their march back to carolina were attacked and those of them who were not killed were reduced to slavery in 1769 james robertson Il a hardy icay A agriculture scotch irish pioneer led a band of men liken into to tin tile state bettl lug on oil tile watauga igi ind and II olston liters this settlement rapidly rapidly grew aud and from to 1777 the different settlements affected were called tin tile walita a association the motto of was we e nie like the rear nar n ar guard of the the advance u guard ot if civilization and our wiy way is 13 across the associated with lint in it the up building of tennessee was jolin john sevier Sc vier and later andrew jackson the set seventh anth president of tile united states these rhese three that were guien of personal statecraft aud and military ability all were indian fighters lish of tile the same line caliber call lier ber provoking iii attacks ind and follow lu lug g atheni up ill aud and no ell did they do their work niong amous tile creeks and Choruk ees that within 11 falty years Tonu esbee liec Ieca niue lile as bareng safe as massachusetts was nas after ln 1 nears ears it was art inopportune time for the of settle settlements there wore r indian baires saires sa iRes in ill the region hostile to the whites and liter later these were in ili alliance with ingland england during the revolutionary war lor for e Z ta 71 an 1 0 I 1 I 1 14 d I 1 i 1 C ing v ill be begun kil all of those buildings are t to 0 I 1 be e cove covered red with white staff also and they must be done by jiin jall 1 the four months after that date nud and before slay may I 1 will be devoted to finish inoff ans every fellure feature and detail of the exposition and d the placing of exhibits ts bo that when the opening takes place on may hay 1 there will be no ragged edges to detract from the beauty of the expo ekpo irloa altion henrs there la Is one unbroken record or of tt ruggles with those 83 cs nud and theu then and all robertson left oft off jackson stopped lu in in ill 1779 robertson leaving sevier lu in elladge el large ot of Waln uffa ex hilored tile reglo a and cull ciul gaited grat 1 there otlie iB nashville Nasli ville w via Is founded and the lie settlers sett lors organize d themselves thero selvia into a civil nud and military body with robertson Rober tsou at their bead and then this handful of plo neeri be 0 ran gan a conflict with the indiana ato ki to outnumbered them 10 to 1 within sixty days thirty nine of 0 the bottlers aetta r fell cell victims to the tornal tomahawk ot of the 1 cherokee Cherok cc and in a few months 8 bin t seven perished but through all this adversity robertson It remained stead fast and until be enda ended hla military services in 1796 he was constantly n f forming heroic deeds evler evier rendered most important sert f as r auditorium lee ice in numerous wars ag against in t the ht in 1773 while deans living on abs tbs th Wa watauga lie he took look part la in lord dun marcs war against tile the shawnee aali other indian tribes at the be of the revolution ile he offered the services apa of the watauga As association to the eolo colo dies and the whole of 0 what Is s now nota tennessee was organized under the alieh X name dame of the washington district and anle j became a county of north nor carolina in 1770 1779 sevier engaged in a severe war ar 3 1 I S with the Ind indians lans entered their terl tory and burned their to towns N ans it in 17 lay ic lie he planned the battle of kings moun i tain fain and with a force of men q i which he had bad ral raised serl and of wb which I 1 ell he be was the colonel lie he ach achieved eved a signal victory wresting it from the midst ot of impending defeat in the rol following lowing year he conducted expeditions against the chickamauga towns subdued sonn some of them and effected treaties very fg to the whites at this time and up lip to 1784 1781 1 what II 11 s now tennessee formed a part of north nonh i carolina in that year the territory was ceded to the federal government I 1 but the people becoming dissatisfied a t convention was called and a cons titu tion and state government were organ iced the state was named franklin 0 in honor of benjamin franklin and i john sevier was elected governor north carolina was not satisfied with 1 this arrangement and its governor richard Ca cainell Cas viell snell isred a proclamation A declaring the new government to be bet it revolt and ordering it to li he abandoned b violence followed the it but the people of franklin were forced to yield to superior numbers sevier was captured and ind and franklin was wag again ceded to tte the L united states government under tinder the rule of the ler territory altory south odthe kiil 0 river in 1794 a distinct territorial government was ghen ai en to tennessee ind and in itoi it was admitted to ho amod 0 d with john sevier as its governor lie served until isol was elected three thues to congress and died in N IM 41 Z 1 A ing A alto WOMANS BUILDING I 1 while ahik engaged in ili settling a boundary dispute georgia und and the iho creek territory teril tory in ili alabama another distinguished Tennes seaB was andie jackson soldier and statesman and one of tile the most pi milre lue characters in american ills his tory lory on oil the lie admission of tennessee as 21 state jackall jacks oil was elected to con COD artl afes and 1797 wits was choden united donator dpn aitor tills this weltion lie he r re NI blued slued ned to ace accept ept a 1 seat on oil th the e bench of tin the Stil cobit of Teun essec essee soon afterward alt erward lie retired froin politics poNtI cs taking up ill ills residence on tin plantation knovic as tin the hermitage near nosir nash tile illo ou on lie of ike war ireat great britain jackson Jick son tendered ills his services to tin tile go eminent and tin tile fol follow loNNIng par ipar lie he performed shed kelvice in the hie creek war un ilia def defense ellse of new orlea orleans di made inalle min him a hero helo ind and ills lame vas increased increase rd by tile the seminole Seral nole nar mar 0 of isia 18 in ili 1 lie ho was elected president ident of the lie united states anil was Is re elected in 1845 lie he lied died at the tennessee lias has had barlous seats ot of 0 ern luent knoxville was t lie ho clipp pit tiola 1794 to 1811 with the of when the seat of was awls at kingston kineston Kl neston as favor faff ed from 1812 to 1813 1815 in abid 1 ira I to 1825 v wa the desm seat of government nud mid in 1817 11 L had that honor in NaSlI TIlle again became capita capital I 1 a and fill bas ra ina billed so since Y |