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Howe's Great London Shows Routes
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Routes courtesy of Pfening collection. There may be spelling errors.
Howe's Great London Shows, 1909
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March
27 - Rome, Georgia 28 - Sunday 29 - Rockmart, Georgia 30 - Dalton, Georgia 31 - Cleveland, Tennessee April 1 - Athens, Tennessee 2 - Luttrell, Tennessee 3 - Knoxville, Tennessee 4 - Sunday 5 - Morristown, Tennessee 6 - Clinton, Tennessee 7 - Lafollette, Tennessee 8 - Harriman, Tennessee 9 - Crossville, Tennessee 10 - Cookville, Tennessee 11 - Sunday 12 - Carthage, Tennessee 13 - Lebanon, Tennessee 14 - Nashville, Tennessee 15 - Ashland, Tennessee 16 - Clarksville, Tennessee 17 - Hopkinsville, Tennessee 18 - Sunday 19 - Cadiz, Kentucky 20 - Princeton, Kentucky 21 - Marion, Kentucky 22 - Dixon, Kentucky 23 - Morganfield, Kentucky 24 - Henderson, Kentucky 25 - Sunday 26 - Owensboro, Kentucky 27 - Cloverport, Kentucky 28 - Hardinsburg, Kentucky 29 - Fordville, Kentucky 30 - Greenville, Kentucky May 1 - Beaver Dam, Kentucky 2 - Sunday 3 - Litchfield, Kentucky 4 - Winchester, Kentucky 5 - Lebanon, Kentucky 6 - Stanford, Kentucky 7 - London, Kentucky 8 - Pineville, Kentucky 9 - Sunday 10 - Middlesboro, Kentucky 11 - Barbourville, Kentucky 12 - Corbin, Kentucky 13 - Berea, Kentucky 14 - Beattyville, Kentucky 15 - Elizabethtown, Kentucky 16 - Sunday 17 - Camel City, Kentucky 18 - Jackson, Kentucky 19 - Clay City, Kentucky 20 - Richmond, Kentucky 21 - Carlisle, Kentucky 22 - Paris, Kentucky 23 - Sunday 24 - Cynthiana, Kentucky 25 - Falmouth, Kentucky 26 - Latonia, Kentucky 27 - Carrollton, Kentucky 28 - Eminence, Kentucky 29 - Shelbyville, Kentucky 30 - Sunday 31 - Bloomfield, Kentucky June 1 - Frankfort, Kentucky 2 - Lexington, Kentucky 3 - Nicholasville, Kentucky 4 - Danville, Kentucky 5 - Harrodsburg, Kentucky 6 - Sunday 7 - Lawrenceburg, Kentucky 8 - Versailles, Kentucky 9 - Georgetown, Kentucky 10 - Williamstown, Kentucky 11 - Ludlow, Kentucky 12 - Batavia, Ohio 13 - Sunday 14 - Ripley, Ohio 15 - Georgetown, Ohio 16 - Peebles, Ohio 17 - Waverly, Ohio 18 - Ironton, Ohio 19 - Wellston, Ohio 20 - Sunday 21 - Logan, Ohio 22 - New Straightsville, Ohio 23 - Nelsonville, Ohio 24 - Corning, Ohio 25 - New Lexington, Ohio 26 - Bucyrus, Ohio 27 - Sunday 28 - Loudenville, Ohio 29 - Massillon, Ohio 30 - Alliance, Ohio July 1 - East Palestine, Ohio 2 - Mercer, Pennsylvania 3 - Oil City, Pennsylvania 4 - Sunday 5 - Tionesta, Pennsylvania 6 - Sheffield, Pennsylvania 7 - St. Marys, Pennsylvania 8 - Sumemahonneg, Pennsylvania 9 - Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania 10 - Louisberg, Pennsylvania 11 - Sunday 12 - Danville, Pennsylvania 13 - Berwick, Pennsylvania 14 - Plymouth, Pennsylvania 15 - Pittston, Pennsylvania 16 - Towanda, Pennsylvania 17 - Coxsackie, New York 18 - Sunday 19 - Dushore, Pennsylvania 20 - Cornwall, New York 21 - Sayre, Pennsylvania 22 - Owego, New York 23 - Greene, New York 24 - Norwich, New York 25 - Sunday 26 - Sidney, New York 27 - Cooperstown, New York 28 - Cobleskill, New York 29 - Cohoes, New York 30 - Whitehall, New York 31 - Rutland, Vermont August 1 - Sunday 2 - Middlebury, Vermont 3 - Vergennes, Vermont 4 - Burlington, Vermont 5 - St. Albans, Vermont 6 - Montpelier, Vermont 7 - Randolph, Vermont 8 - Sunday |
August
9 - White River Junction, Vermont 10 - Claremont, New Hampshire 11 - Brattleboro, Vermont 12 - Bellows Falls, Vermont 13 - Ludlow, Vermont 14 - Manchester, Vermont 15 - Sunday 16 - Bennington, Vermont 17 - Chatham, New York 18 - Coxsackie, New York 19 - Saugerties, New York 20 - Cornwall, New York 21 - Haverstraw, New York 22 - Sunday 23 - Perth Amboy, New Jersey 24 - Red Bank, New Jersey 25 - Asbury Park, New Jersey 26 - Toms River, New Jersey 27 - Hammondton, New Jersey 28 - Atlantic City, New Jersey 29 - Sunday 30 - Millville, New Jersey 31 - Cape May, New Jersey September 1 - Bridgeton, New Jersey 2 - Salem, New Jersey 3 - Woodbury, New Jersey 4 - Norristown, Pennsylvania 5 - Sunday 6 - Pottstown, Pennsylvania 7 - West Chester, Pennsylvania 8 - Chester, Pennsylvania 9 - Newcastle, Delaware 10 - Chestertown, Maryland 11 - Centerville, Maryland 12-13 - Smyrna, Delaware 14 - Easton, Maryland 15 - Cambridge, Maryland 16 - Seaford, Delaware 17 - Salisbury, Maryland 18 - Berlin, Maryland 19 - Sunday 20 - Snow Hill, Maryland 21 - Georgetown, Delaware 22 - Dover, Delaware 23 - Elkton, Maryland 24 - Havre de Grace, Maryland 25 - Annapolis, Maryland 26 - Sunday 27 - Alexander, Virginia 28 - Fredericksburg, Virginia 29 - Manchester, Virginia 30 - Emporia, Virginia October 1 - Enfield, North Carolina 2 - Wilson, North Carolina 3 - Sunday 4 - Springhope, North Carolina 5 - Rocky Mount, North Carolina 6 - Warrenton, North Carolina 7 - Williamston, North Carolina 8 - Plymouth, North Carolina 9 - Bell Haven, North Carolina 10 - Sunday 11 - Greenville, North Carolina 12 - Newbern, North Carolina 13 - Kinston, North Carolina 14 - Goldsboro, North Carolina 15 - Smithville, North Carolina 16 - Mt. Olive, North Carolina 17 - Sunday 18 - Clinton, North Carolina 19 - Wilmington, North Carolina 20 - Whiteville, North Carolina 21 - Conway, South Carolina 22 - Marion, South Carolina 23 - Darlington, South Carolina 24 - Sunday 25 - Bishopville, South Carolina 26 - Manning, South Carolina 27 - Orangeburg, South Carolina 28 - Barnwell, South Carolina 29 - Bamburg, South Carolina 30 - Aiken, South Carolina 31 - Sunday November 1 - Aiken, South Carolina 2 - St. George, South Carolina 3 - Sparta, Georgia 4 - Ft. Valley, Georgia 5 - Smithville, Georgia 6 - Buena Vista, Georgia 7 - Sunday 8 - Columbus, Georgia 9 - Searle, Alabama 10 - Troy, Alabama 11 - Ozark, Alabama 12 - Enterprise, Alabama 13 - Abbeville, Alabama 14 - Sunday 15 - Dothan, Alabama 16 - Donaldsonville, Georgia 17 - Cairo, Georgia 18 - Camilla, Georgia 19 - Boston, Georgia 20 - Quitman, Georgia 21 - Sunday 22 - Valdosta, Georgia 23 - Homerville, Georgia 24 - High Springs, Florida 25 - Ocala, Florida 26 - Gainesville, Florida 27 - Dunnellon, Florida 28 - Sunday 29 - Leesburg, Florida 30 - Brooksville, Florida December 1 - Dade City, Florida 2 - Tarpon Springs, Florida 3 - St. Petersburg, Florida 4 - Lakeland, Florida 5 - Sunday 6 - Tampa, Florida 7 - Barton, Florida 8 - Arcadia, Florida 9 - Wauchula, Florida 10 - Ft. Myers, Florida 11 - Punta Gordo, Florida 12 - Sunday 13 - Kissimmee, Florida 14 - Orlando, Florida 15 - Sanford, Florida 16 - Palatka, Florida 17 - Deland, Florida 18 - Dayton, Florida 19 - Sunday 20 - St. Augustine, Florida 21-22 - Jacksonville, Florida End of season |
Howe's Great London Circus, 1916
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April
4 - Montgomery, Alabama 5 - Blocton, Alabama 6 - Bessemer, Alabama 7 - Ensley, Alabama 8 - Gadsden, Alabama Sunday 10 - Anniston, Alabama 11 - Cartersville, Georgia 12 - Etowah, Tennessee 13 - Maryville, Tennessee 14 - Knoxville, Tennessee 15 - Jellico, Tennessee Sunday 17 - Barboursville, Kentucky 18 - Middlesboro, Kentucky 19 - Appalachia, Virginia 20 - Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia 21 - Pulaski, Virginia 22 - Roanoke, Virginia Sunday 24 - Lynchburg, Virginia 25 - Lexington, Virginia 26 - Staunton, Virginia 27 - Harrisonburg, Virginia 28 - Winchester, Virginia 29 - Hagerstown, Maryland Sunday May 1 - Cumberland, Maryland 2 - Myersdale, Pennsylvania 3 - Somerset, Pennsylvania 4 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania 5 - Latrobe, Pennsylvania 6 - Homestead, Pennsylvania Sunday 8 - Monnessen, Pennsylvania 9 - McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 10 - Elwood City, Pennsylvania 11 - Butler, Pennsylvania 12 - Fostoria, Ohio 13 - Lima, Ohio Sunday 15 - Mansfield, Ohio 16 - Ashland, Ohio 17 - Marion, Ohio 18 - Piqua, Ohio 19 - Marion, Indiana 20 - Monticello, Indiana 21 - Hammond, Indiana 22 - Joliet, Illinois 23 - Spring Valley, Illinois 24 - Rockford, Illinois 25 - Savanna, Illinois 26 - Dubuque, Iowa 27 - LaCrosse, Wisconsin Sunday 29 - Preston, Minnesota 30 - Winona, Minnesota 31 - Red Wing, Minnesota June 1 - Glencoe, Minnesota 2 - Granite Falls, Minnesota 3 - Montevideo, Minnesota Sunday 5 - Webster, South Dakota 6 - Groton, South Dakota 7 - Aberdeen, South Dakota 8 - Eureka, South Dakota 9 - Linton, North Dakota 10 - Mandan, North Dakota Sunday 12 - Steele, North Dakota 13 - Valley City, North Dakota 14 - Casselton, North Dakota 15 - Wadena, Minnesota 16 - Little Falls, Minnesota 17- Aitken, Minnesota Sunday 19 - Cloquet, Minnesota 20 - Superior, Wisconsin 21 - Duluth, Minnesota 22 - Virginia, Minnesota 23 - Eveleth, Minnesota 24 - Biwabik, Minnesota Sunday 26 - Ely, Minnesota 27 - Two Harbors, Minnesota 28 - Ashland, Wisconsin 29 - Ironwood, Wisconsin 30 - Park Falls, Wisconsin July 1 - Tomahawk, Wisconsin Sunday 3 - Grand Rapids, Wisconsin 4 - Green Bay, Wisconsin 5 - Iron Mountain, Michigan 6 - Iron River, Michigan 7 - Crystal Falls, Michigan 8 - Ontongan, Michigan Sunday 10 - Calumet-Larium, Michigan 11 - Hancock, Michigan 12 - Ishpeming, Michigan 13 - Marquette, Michigan 14 - Munising, Michigan 15 - Mackinac, Michigan Sunday 17 - Sault Ste Marie, Michigan 18 - St. Ignace, Michigan 19 - Cheboygan, Michigan 20 - Petoskey, Michigan 21 - Traverse City, Michigan 22 - Cadillac, Michigan Sunday 24 - Big Rapids, Michigan 25 - Plainwell, Michigan 26 - La Grange, Indiana 27 - Angola, Indiana 28 - Ligonier, Indiana 29 - Wabash, Indiana Sunday 31 - Danville, Illinois |
August
1 - Hoopeston, Illinois 2 - Pana, Illinois 3 - Charleston, Illinois 4 - Paris, Illinois 5 - Robinson, Illinois Sunday 7 - Vincennes, Indiana 8 - Harrisburg, Illinois 9 - McLeansboro, Illinois 10 - Mt. Vernon, Illinois 11 - Salem, Illinois 12 - Sparta, Illinois Sunday 14 - Flat River, Missouri 15 - Crystal City, Missouri 16 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri 17 - Sikeston, Missouri 18 - Caruthersville, Missouri 19 - Blytheville, Arkansas Sunday 21 - West Plains, Missouri 22 - Aurora, Missouri 23 - Webb City, Missouri 24 - Pittsburg, Kansas 25 - Fredonia, Kansas 26 - Emporia, Kansas Sunday 28 - Eldorado, Kansas 29 - Winfield, Kansas 30 - Blackwell, Oklahoma 31 - Cushing, Oklahoma September 1 - Pawnee, Oklahoma 2 - Sapula, Oklahoma Sunday 4 - Chickasha, Oklahoma 5 - Frederick, Oklahoma 6 - Quannah, Texas 7 - Altus, Oklahoma 8 - Crowell, Texas 9 - Hamlin, Texas Sunday 11 - San Angelo, Texas 12 - Ballenger, Texas 13 - Brownwood, Texas 14 - Coleman, Texas 15 - Snyder, Texas 16 - Lubbock, Texas Sunday 18 - Carlsbad, New Mexico 19 - Artesia, New Mexico 20 - Roswell, New Mexico 21 - Clovis, New Mexico 22 - Hereford, Texas 23 - Plainview, Texas Sunday 25 - Amarillo, Texas 26 - Elk City, Oklahoma 27 - Wautonga, Oklahoma 28 - Anadarko, Oklahoma 29 - Waurika, Oklahoma 30 - Marlow, Oklahoma October Sunday 2 - Kingfisher, Oklahoma 3 - Chandler, Oklahoma 4 - Bristow, Oklahoma 5 - Henryetta, Oklahoma 6 - Tahlequah, Oklahoma 7 - Springdale, Arkansas Sunday 9 - Marshfield, Missouri 10 - Rolla, Missouri 11 - Salem, Missouri 12 - Steeleville, Missouri 13 - Lebanon, Missouri 14 - Lamar, Missouri Sunday 16 - Cotter, Arkansas 17 - Batesville, Arkansas 18 - Newport, Arkansas 19 - New Augusta, Arkansas 20 - Pine Bluff, Arkansas 21 - Monticello, Arkansas Sunday 23 - Brinkley, Arkansas 24 - Forrest City, Arkansas 25 - Hoxie, Arkansas 26 - Marked Tree, Arkansas 27 - Kennett, Missouri 28 - Osceola, Arkansas Sunday 30 - Holly Springs, Mississippi 31 - Bolivar, Tennessee November 1 - Martin, Tennessee 2 - Paris, Tennessee 3 - Humboldt, Tennessee 4 - Brownsville, Tennessee Sunday 6 - Des Arc, Arkansas 7 - Searcey, Arkansas 8 - Lonoke, Arkansas 9 - Ola, Arkansas 10 - Hartshome, Oklahoma 11 - Holdenville, Oklahoma Sunday 13 - Mansfield, Arkansas 14 - Booneville, Arkansas 15 - Benton, Arkansas 16 - Junction City, Arkansas-Louisiana 17 - Ruston, Louisiana 18 - Winnfield, Louisiana Sunday 20 - Eldorado, Arkansas 21 - Arkadelphia, Arkansas 22 - Bastrop, Louisiana 23 - Monroe, Louisiana 24 - Rayville, Louisiana 25 - Winnsboro, Louisiana Sunday 27 - Nachez, Mississippi 28 - Bude, Mississippi 29 - Hattiesburg, Mississippi 30 - Laurel, Mississippi December 1 - Columbia, Mississippi 2 - Gulfport, Mississippi Sunday 4 - Brewton, Alabama Season closes |
Winter quarters, Americus, Georgia. Ed C. Knupp, general agent. One advertising car, six stocks, 8 flats, six coaches.
Howe's Great London Circus, 1920
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April
24 - Huntington, Indiana 25 - Sunday 26 - Kenton, Ohio 27 - Ashland, Ohio 28 - Barberton, Ohio 29 - Salem, Ohio 30 - Dover, Ohio May 1 - Mt. Vernon, Ohio 2 - Sunday 3 - McConnellsville, Ohio 4 - Cambridge, Ohio 5 - Cladwell, Ohio 6 - Marietta, Ohio 7 - Wellston, Ohio 8 - Portsmouth, Ohio 9 - Sunday 10 - Circleville, Ohio 11 - Cadiz, Ohio 12 - East Liverpool, Ohio 13 - Carnegie, Pennsylvania 14 - Homestead, Pennsylvania 15 - Vandergrift, Pennsylvania 16 - Sunday 17 - Tarentum, Pennsylvania 18 - Ford City, Pennsylvania 19 - Brooksville, Pennsylvania 20 - St. Marys, Pennsylvania 21 - Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania 22 - Gowanda, New York 23 - Sunday 24 - Welland, Ontario, Canada 25 - St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada 26 - Sunnville, Ontario, Canada 27 - Tilsonburg, Ontario, Canada 28 - Doderich, Ontario, Canada 29 - Kincardine, Ontario, Canada 30 - Sunday 31 - Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada June 1 - Hanover, Ontario, Canada 2 - Gault, Ontario, Canada 3 - Oshawa, Ontario, Canada 4 - Cobourg, Ontario, Canada 5 - Bancroft, Ontario, Canada 6 - Sunday 7 - Napanee, Ontario, Canada 8 - Brockville, Ontario, Canada 9 - Valley Field, Quebec, Canada 10 - Lachine, Quebec, Canada 11 - Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada 12 - Levis, Quebec, Canada 13 - Sunday 14 - Grand Falls, NB, Canada 15 - Chipman, NB, Canada 16 - Blackville, NB, Canada 17 - Chatham, NB, Canada 18 - Rogersville, NB, Canada 19 - Sackville, NB, Canada 20 - Sunday 21 - New Waterford, NS, Canada 22 - Glace Bay, NS, Canada 23 - Sydney Mines, NS, Canada 24 - Antigonish, NS, Canada 25 - Pictou, NS, Canada 26 - Oxford, NS, Canada 27 - Sunday 28 - Spring Hill, NS, Canada 29 - Dorchester, NB, Canada 30 - Sussex, NB, Canada July 1 - St. John, NB, Canada 2 - St. Stephan, NB, Canada 3 - Princeton, Maine 4 - Sunday 5 - Eastport, Maine 6 - Machais, Maine 7 - Ellsworth, Maine 8 - Augusta, Maine 9 - Bath, Maine 10 - Rockland, Maine 11 - Sunday 12 - Biddeford, Maine 13 - Portsmouth, New Hampshire 14 - Haverhill, Massachusetts 15 - Greenfield, Massachusetts 16 - Holyoke, Massachusetts 17 - North Adams, Massachusetts 18 - Sunday 19 - Hudson, New York 20 - Kingston, New York 21 - Middletown, New York 22 - Liberty, New York 23 - Pittston, Pennsylvania 24 - Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 25 - Sunday 26 - Norristown, Pennsylvania 27 - Coatesville, Pennsylvania 28 - Columbia, Pennsylvania 29 - Carlisle, Pennsylvania 30 - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 31 - Martinsburg, West Virginia |
August
1 - Sunday 2 - Washington, Pennsylvania 3 - Barnesville, Ohio 4 - Utica, Ohio 5 - Tiffin, Ohio 6 - Bowling Green, Ohio 7 - Wapakoneta, Ohio 8 - Sunday 9 - Troy, Ohio 10 - New Castle, Indiana 11 - Martinsville, Indiana 12 - Bicknell, Indiana 13 - Harrrisburg, Illinois 14 - Cairo, Illinois 15 - Sunday 16 - Union City, Tennessee 17 - Jackson, Tennessee 18 - Humboldt, Tennessee 19 - Paris, Tennessee 20 - Milan, Tennessee 21 - Brownsville, Tennessee 22 - Sunday 23 - Marianna, Arkansas 24 - Forrest City, Arkansas 25 - Wynne, Arkansas 26 - Bald Knob, Arkansas 27 - Walnut Ridge, Arkansas 28 - Marked Tree, Arkansas 29 - Sunday 30 - Osceola, Arkansas 31 - Blytheville, Arkansas September 1 - Caruthersville, Missouri 2 - Kennett, Missouri 3 - Bloomfield, Missouri 4 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri 5 - Sunday 6 - Charleston, Missouri 7 - Dexter, Missouri 8 - New Madrid, Missouri 9 - Malden, Missouri 10 - Paragould, Arkansas 11 - Brinkley, Arkansas 12 - Sunday 13 - Stuttgart, Arkansas 14 - Fordyce, Arkansas 15 - Stamps, Arkansas 16 - Naples, Texas 17 - Gilmer, Texas 18 - Athens, Texas 19 - Sunday 20 - Hubbard, Texas 21 - McGregor, Texas 22 - Cameron, Texas 23 - Caldwell, Texas 24 - Eagle Lake, Texas 25 - Bay City, Texas 26 - Sunday 27 - Brownsville, Texas 28 - McAllen, Texas 29 - Mercedes, Texas 30 - Harlingen, Texas October 1 - Kingsville, Texas 2 - Corpus Christi, Texas 3 - Sunday 4 - Wharton, Texas 5 - Cleveland, Texas 6 - Nacogdoches, Texas 7 - Timpson, Texas 8 - Lufkin, Texas 9 - Rusk, Texas 10 - Sunday 11 - Carthage, Texas 12 - Center, Texas 13 - Kirbyville, Texas 14 - Orange, Texas 15 - Jennings, Louisiana 16 - New Iberia, Louisiana 17 - Sunday 18 - Lafayette, Louisiana 19 - Crowley, Louisiana 20 - Le Compte, Louisiana 21 - Winnfield, Louisiana 22 - Vidalia, Louisiana 23 - St. Joseph, Louisiana 24 - Sunday 25 - Winnsboro, Louisiana 26 - Rayville, Louisiana 27 - Bastrop, Louisiana 28 - Crossett, Arkansas 29 - Warren, Arkansas 30 - Dermott, Arkansas 31 - Sunday November 1 - Hot Springs, Arkansas 2 - Arkadelphia, Arkansas 3 - Malvern, Arkansas 4 - New Augusta, Arkansas 5 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri 6 - Sikeston, Missouri 7 - Sunday 8 - Jackson, Missouri End of season |
Winter quarters, Peru, Indiana.
Howe's Great London Shows Co., Jerry Mugivan, Bert Bowers, Ed. Ballard, Dan Odom. Bert Rutherford, general agent. One advertising car, four stocks, six flats, four coaches.
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