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The Unknown Hero of the 1904 World’s Fair
A 25-minute gallery talk on how the 1904 World's Fair Cascades nearly failed over the city's murky water.
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Missouri History Museum
Forest Park
- Length
- About 25 min
- Setting
- Indoors
- Length
- About 25 min
- Setting
- Indoors
What to expect
The Cascades, a massive waterfall, was the Fair's centerpiece, but the city's notoriously murky water nearly derailed the project. The talk follows the race to make it sparkle and introduces John Wixford, whose solution fixed the water problem but whose name has largely been lost to history.
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