What is Great Central Fair?
[[File:Buildings of the Great Central Fair, in Aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Logan Square, Philadelphia, June 1864 - Original.jpg|thumbnail|upright=1.8|This is a [[lithograph]] of the Great Central Fair. It was made in 1864 by James Fuller Queen]] The '''Great Central Fair''' was a [[fair]] that happened in June 1864. It took place in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It was held to [[fundraiser|raise funds]] for the [[United States Sanitary Commission]]. ==History== The Great Central Fair took place from June 7 until June 28, 1864.<ref name=Bryan>{{cite web|last=Bryan|first=Kerry L.|title=Civil War Sanitary Fairs|url=http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/civil-war-sanitary-fairs/|publisher=Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia|accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref> It happened in a [[park]] called [[Logan Circle (Philadelphia)|Logan Circle]] in Philadelphia.<ref name=WDL1>{{cite web|title=Great Central Fair Buildings, Philadelphia|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/9527/|work=[[The Library Company of Philadelphia]]|publisher=[[World Digital Library]]|accessdate=5 January 2014}} </ref> Other [[sanitary fair]]s took place in [[Chicago]], [[Cincinnati]], and [[New York City]]. The people in Philadelphia thought they should do one to raise money for the United States Sanitary Commission.<ref name=LCP1>{{cite web|title=Great Central Fair|url=http://www.lcpimages.org/inventories/sanitaryfair/|work=Inventories|publisher=The Library Company of Philadelphia|accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref> Two architects named [[Samuel Honeyman Kneass]] and [[William Stickland]] designed the buildings for the fair. The biggest building was 200,000 [[square feet]] in size. Inside, visitors could visit different theme areas. The areas included information about [[New Jersey]], [[Delaware]], [[sewing]], [[corn]], weapons, art and children. There was also a [[restaurant]].<ref name=LCP1/> [[Abraham Lincoln]] visited the fair on June 16. He donated 48 copies of his [[Emancipation Proclamation]]. They were sold for $10 each. He aut