Quick List Info
Dates Open - Originally slated to open July 4, 1888 and close October 27. The official report states that the closing day was extended to November 8. Not open Sundays. Open 110 days.
Attendance - 1,056,888. July 4 - October 27 turnstyle attendance was 962,145. October 29 - November 8 attendance was 94,743.
International Participants - 8 nations, including the United States.
Total Cost - Total cost $1,043,174, receipts $1,043,537
Site Acreage - Total acres for the exposition unknown. Held in area of the Music Hall, Washington Park, and to the rear of the Music Hall.
Sanction and Type - Prior to the Bureau of International Expositions. Would be considered a Recognized Expo with Special qualities like on the 2-3,7-8 years of each decade today.
Ticket Cost - Season ticket price $5.00. Adult admission price was 25 cents. Per capita stated as $0.277 and $0.248, depending on the source, which may contradict the adult price at 25 cents. Go figure.
Photo top center: Poster of the Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States, 1888. Courtesy Pinterest. Column Top: Lithograph of the Cincinnati exhibition, 1888, Krebs Lithographing Company. Courtesy Pinterest. Column Bottom: Drawing of the exposition site, including the Music Hall, Machinery Hall, and Main Exhibition Hall, 1888. Courtesy Cincinnativiews.net.

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