# Canonical recap data for Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915)
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slug: panama-pacific-exposition
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1915/panama-pacific-exposition"
title: Panama-Pacific International Exposition
subtitle: The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco celebrated the Panama Canal's completion and showcased technological and cultural achievements of the early 20th century.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1915-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1915
decade: 1910
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915. Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely seen in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the 1906 earth
summaryLong: The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915. Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely seen in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the 1906 earthquake. The fair was constructed on a 636-acre (257-hectare) site along the northern shore, between the Presidio and Fort Mason, now known as the Marina District.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Panama–Pacific International Exposition"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama%E2%80%93Pacific_International_Exposition"
  title: Panama–Pacific International Exposition (1915)
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
metaDescription: The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915. Its state
wikidataQid: Q250578
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260520165252/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama%E2%80%93Pacific_International_Exposition"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-20
  label: Panama–Pacific International Exposition (1915)
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama%E2%80%93Pacific_International_Exposition"
