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P. T. Barnum's Circus Route from 1871 to 1880

1871     1872     1873     1874     1875     1876     1877    1878    1879    1880

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P. T. Barnum's Museum, Menagerie, Caravan and Hippodrome, 1871 Route

P. T. Barnum, William Cameron Coup, Dan Castello, proprietors
April

10 15 Brooklyn
(Fulton Ave., near Hoyt St.)
17 Greenpoint, NY
18-19 Williamsburg, NY
20-21 Jersey City, NJ
22 Hoboken, NJ
24 Paterson, NJ
25 Plainfield, NJ
26 Morristown, NJ
27 Elizabeth, NJ
28 29 Newark, NJ

May

1 Hudson City, NJ
2 Mott Haven, NY
3 White Plains, NY
4 Stamford, Conn.
5 Norwalk, Conn.
6 Danbury, Conn.
8 Bridgeport, Conn.
9 Derby, Conn.
10 New Haven, Conn.
11 Waterbury, Conn.
12 Meriden, Conn.
13 New Britain, Conn.
15-16 Hartford, Conn.
17 Rockville, Conn.
18 Springfield, Mass.
19 Chicopee, Mass.
20 Holyoke, Mass.
22 Northampton, Mass
23 Ware, Mass.
24 Southbridge, Mass.
25 Danielson, Conn.
26 Norwich, Conn.
27 New London, Conn.
29 Westerly, RI
30 Brand Iron Works, RI
31 Phenix, RI

June

l East Greenwich, RI
2-3 Providence, RI
5 Fall River, Mass.
6 New Bedford, Mass.
7 Middleboro, Mass.
8 Plymouth, Mass.
9 Abington, Mass.
10 Quincy, Mass.
12-17 Boston (Fair Grounds)
19 Roxbury, Mass.
20 South Boston, Mass.
21 Cambridgeport, Mass.
22 East Boston, Mass.
23 Chelsea, Mass.
24 Lynn, Mass.
26 Gloucester, Mass.
27 Salem, Mass.
28 Newburyport, Mass.
29 Haverhill, Mass.
30 Lawrence, Mass.

July

1 Nashua, NH
3-4 Lowell, Mass.
5 Natick, Mass.
6 Milford, Mass.
7 Marlboro, Mass.
8 Worcester, Mass.
10 Fitchburg, Mass.
11 Winchendon, Mass
12 Athol, Mass.
13 Greenfield, Mass.
14 Brattleboro, VT
15 Keene, NH
17 Peterboro, NH
18 Milford, NH
19 Manchester, NH
20 Exeter, NH
21 Portsmouth, NH
22 Dover, NH
24 Saco, ME
25 Portland, ME

      July

26 Brunswick, ME
27 Gardiner, ME
28 Augusta, ME
29 Waterville, ME
31 Lewiston, ME

August

1 Paris, ME
2 Bridgeton, ME
3 Conway, NH
4 Wolfeboro, NH
5 Laconia, NH
7 Lebanon, NH
8 Claremont, NH
9 Ludlow, VT
10 Rutland, VT
11 Whitehall, NY
12 Glens Falls, NY
14 Saratoga Springs, NY
15 Schuylerville, NY
16 Salem, NY
17 Housick Falls, NY
18 Bennington, VT
19 Williamstown, Mass.
21 Troy, NY
22-23 Albany, NY
24 Schenectady, NY
25 Ballston Spa, NY
26 Amsterdam, NY
28 Johnstown, NY
29 Ft. Plain, NY
30 Little Falls, NY
31 Utica, NY

September

1 Rome, NY
2 Camden, NY
4 Oswego, NY
5 Fulton, NY
6-7 Syracuse, NY
8 Auburn, NY
9 Moravia, NY
11 Cortland, NY
12 Ithaca, NY
13 Ovid, NY
14 Seneca Falls, NY
15 Clyde, NY
16 Palmyra, NY
18-19 Rochester, NY
21 Medina, NY
22 Lockport, NY
23 Niagara Falls, NY
25-26 Buffalo, NY
27 Aurora, NY
28 Attica, NY
29 Batavia, NY
30 Le Roy, NY

October

2 Canandaigua, NY
3 Penn Yan, NY
4 Watkins, NY
5 Corning, NY
6 Elmira, NY
7 Waverly, NY
9 Owego, NY
10 Bingbamton, NY
11 Greene, NY
12 Norwich, NY
13 Unadilla, NY
14 Oneonta, NY
16 Cooperstown, NY
17 Cobleskill, NY
18 Middleburg, NY
19 Cairo, NY
20 Catskill, NY
21 Kingston, NY
23 Poughkeepsie, NY
24 Newburgh, NY
25 Peekskill, NY
26 Sing Sing, NY
27 Yonkers, NY
28 Harlem, NY

From October 30 to November 11 the show was in New York, no performances. From November 13 to January 6 the show was at New York (Empire Rink, 63rd St. and 3rd Ave.) where the season ended. Winter Quarters were in New York.

Source: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 1945 Route Book.

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P. T. Barnum's Great Traveling Exposition and World's Fair, 1872 Route

P. T. Barnum, William Cameron Coup, Dan Castello, S. H. Hurd, proprietors
April

1-13 New York City
15 Jersey City, NJ
16 Newark, NJ
17 Elizabeth, NJ
18 New Brunswick, NJ
19 Trenton, NJ
20 Camden, NJ
22-27 Philadelphia, PA
29 Chester, PA
30 Wilmington, DE

May

1-4 Baltimore, MD
6-7 Washington, DC
8 Fredrick, MD
9 Hagerstown, MD
10 Chambersburg, PA
11 Carlisle, PA
13 Harrisburg, PA
14 York, PA
15 Lancaster, PA
16 Reading, PA
17 Pottsville, PA
18 Allentown, PA
20 Easton, PA
21 Lehighton, PA
22 Wilkes Barre, PA
23 Scranton, PA
24 Danville, PA
25 Williamsport, PA
27 Lock Haven, PA
28 Altoona, PA
29 Johnstown, PA
May 30 - June 1 Allegheny, PA
(Pittsburgh)

June

3 Wheeling, WV
4 Steubenville, OH
5 New Castle, PA
6 Sharon, PA
7 Erie, PA
8 Corry, PA
10 Jamestown, NY
11 Titusville, PA
12 Oil City, PA
13 Meadville, PA
14 Warren, OH
15 Akron, OH
17-18 Cleveland, OH
19 Alliance, OH
20 Canton, OH
21 Massillon, OH
22 Mansfield, OH
24 Mt. Vernon, OH
25 Newark, OH
26 Zanesville, OH
27 Lancaster, OH
28 Columbus, OH
29 Delaware, OH

July

1 Springfield, OH
2 Bellefontaine, OH
3 Tiffin, OH
4 Sandusky, OH
5 Fremont, OH
6 Monroe, MI
8 Adrian, Mich
9 Toledo, OH
10 Lima, OH
11 Piqua, OH
12 Dayton, OH
13 Hamilton, OH
15 Richmond, IN
16-19 Cincinnati, OH
20 Covington, KY
22 Aurora, IN
23 Jeffersonville, IN

      July

24-25 Louisville, KY
26 New Albany, IN
27 Columbus, IN
29-30 Indianapolis, IN
31 Terre Haute, IN

August

1 Vincennes, IN
2 Evansville, IN
3 Washington, IN
5-10 St. Louis, MO
12 Jefferson City, MO
13 Sedalia, MO
14 Kansas City, MO
15 Topeka, KS
16 Lawrence, KS
17 Leavenworth, KS
10 Atchison, KS
20 St. Joseph, MO
21 Chillicothe, MO
22 Macon, MO
23 Hannibal, MO
24 Quincy, IL
26 Burlington, IA
27 Galesburg, IL
28 Peoria, IL
29 Bloomington, IL
30 Decatur, IL
31 Springfield, IL

September

2 Jacksonville, IL
3 Mt. Sterling, IL
4 Keokuk, IA
5 Ottumwa, IA
6 Oskaloosa, IA
7 Des Moines, IA
9 lowa City, IA
10 Davenport, IA
11 Clinton, IA
12 Freeport, IL
13 Dubuque, IA
14 Waterloo, IA
16 Owatonna, MN
17 Minneapolis, MN
18-19 St. Paul, MN
20 Winona, MN
21 LaCrosse, WI
23 Madison, WI
24 Rockford, IL
25 Elgin, IL
26 Janesville, WI
27 Fond du Lac, WI
28 Green Bay, WI
30 Neenah, WI

October

1 Oshkosh, WI
2 Watertown, WI
3-4 Milwaukee, WI
5 Racine, WI
7-10 Chicago, IL
11 Aurora, IL
12 Ottawa, IL
14 Joliet, IL
15 Kankakee, IL
16 Champaign, IL
17 Danville, IL
18 Lafayette, IN
19 Logansport, IN
21 Ft. Wayne, IN
22 Sturgis, MI
23 Grand Rapids, MI
24 Kalamazoo, MI
25 Marshall, MI
26 Jackson, MI
28 Ann Arbor, MI
29-30 Detroit, MI
Oct. 31 - Nov. 9, en route

November: 11-16 At rest, New York, opening on 11th postponed. Nov. 18 - Dec. 23 New York, Hippotheatron. Season ended by fire at Hippotheatron on December 24.

Source: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 1945 Route Book.

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P. T. Barnum's Great Traveling Exposition and World's Fair, 1873 Route

P. T. Barnum, William Cameron Coup, Dan Castello, S. H. Hurd, proprietors
March/April

March 29 to April 15 New York,
American Institute

April

16 19 Brooklyn, Capitoline Grounds
21 Norwalk, CT
22 Bridgeport, CT
23 Waterbury, CT
24-25 New Haven, CT
26 Meriden, CT
28 29 Hartford, CT
30 Northampton, Mass,

May

1 Springfield, MA
2 Worcester, MA
3 Woonsocket, RI
5-6 Providence, RI
7 Taunton, MA
8 New Bedford, MA
9 Fall River, MA
10 North Bridgewater, MA
12-22 Boston, MA
23 Salem, MA
24 Lynn, MA
26 Gloucester, MA
27 Portsmouth, NH
28 Portland, ME
29 Lewiston, ME
30 Saco, ME
31 Dover, NH

June

2 Haverhill, MA
3 Lawrence, MA
4 Manchester, NH
5 Concord, NH
6 Lowell, MA
7 Fitchburg, MA
9 Pittsfield, MA
10-11 Albany, NY
12 Troy, NY
13 Ft. Edwards, NY
14 Rutland, VT
16 Burlington, VT
17 St. Albans, VT
18 Malone, NY
19 Ogdensburg, NY
20 Watertown, NY
21 Utica, NY
23 Oswego, NY
24 Syracuse, NY
25 Auburn, NY
26 Canandaigua, NY
27-28 Rochester, NY
30 Lockport, NY

July

1-2 Buffalo, NY
3 Dunkirk, NY
4 Corry, PA

      July

5 Titusville, PA
7-10 Pittsburgh, PA
11 Rochester, PA
12 Youngstown, OH
14-16 Cleveland, OH
17 Galion, OH
18 Columbus, OH
19 Springfield, OH
21-24 Cincinnati, OH
25 Hamilton, OH
26 Dayton, OH
28-29 Indianapolis, IN
30 Lafayette, IN
31 Danville, IL

August

1 Terre Haute, IN
2 Mattoon, IL
4-9 St. Louis, MO
11 Decatur, IL
12 Springfield, IL
13 Jacksonville, IL
14 Peoria, IL
15 Bloomington, IL
16 Joliet, IL
18-23 Chicago, IL
25 LaPorte, IN
26 South Bend, IN
27 Coldwater, MI
28 Adrian, MI
29 Toledo, OH
30 Jackson, MI

September

1 Grand Rapids, MI
2 Lansing, MI
3 East Saginaw, MI
4 Flint, MI
5-6 Detroit, MI
8 London, Ont.
9 Brantford, Ont.
10 Hamilton, Ont.
11-12 Toronto, Ont.
13 St. Catharines, Ont.
15 Batavia, NY
16 Penn Yan, NY
17 Elmira, NY
19 Williamsport, PA
19 Sunbury, PA
20 Harrisburg, PA
22-25 Baltimore, MD
26-27 Washington, D. C.
Sep. 29 - Oct. 4, Philadelphia, PA

October

6 Trenton, NJ
7 Elizabeth, NJ
8-9 Newark, NJ
10-11 Jersey City, NJ
13-18 Brooklyn, Capitoline Grounds
Oct. 20 - Nov. 15 New York, Hippodrome, end of season

Source: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 1945 Route Book.

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P. T. Barnum's Great Roman Hippodrome, 1874 Route

P. T. Barnum, William Cameron Coup, Dan Castello, S. H. Hurd, proprietors

April April 27 - August 1 New York, Hippodrome

August

August 3 - August 22, Boston
August 25 - September 11, Philadelphia

September-October

September 14-26, Baltimore
September 29 - October 10, Pittsburgh

October - January 1875

October 13-24, Cincinnati
November 2 - January 2, New York, Hippodrome, end of season, winter quarters New York

Source: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 1945 Route Book.

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P. T. Barnum's Great Roman Hippodrome, 1875 Route

P. T. Barnum, William Cameron Coup, Dan Castello, S. H. Hurd, proprietors
March-April

March 29 to April 10 New York
(Hippodrome)

April

12-22 Philadelphia, PA
23-24 Newark, N.
Apr. 26 - May 1, Brooklyn

May

3 Bridgeport, CT
4-5 New Haven, CT
6-7 Hartford, CT
8 Springfield, MA
10-11 Worcester, MA
12-14 Providence, RI
15 Taunton, MA
17-27 Boston, MA
28-29 Lynn, MA
31 Portland, ME

June

1 Lawrence, MA
2 Manchester, NH
3 Concord, NH
4 Lowell, MA
5 Fitchburg, MA
7 Pittsfield, MA
8 Albany, NY
9 Troy, NY
10 Utica, NY
11-12 Syracuse, NY
14-17 Rochester, NY
18 St. Catharines, Ont.
19 Brantford, Ont.
21 Hamilton, Ont.
22-23 Toronto, Ont.
24 Guelph, Ont.
25 Stratford, Ont.
26 London, Ont.
28-29 Detroit, MI
30 Toledo, OH

July

1 Adrian, MI
2 Jackson, MI
3 Lansing, MI
5 Grand Rapids, MI
6 Kalamazoo, MI
7 Ft. Wayne, IN
8 Logansport, IN
9 Lafayette, IN
10 Danville, IL
12-17 Chicago, IL
19-24 St. Louis, MO
26 Jacksonville, IL
27 Springfield, IL
28 Decatur, IL

      July

29 Bloomington, IL
30 Peoria, IL
31 Galesburg, IL

August

2 Quincy, IL
3 Keokuk, IA
4 Burlington, IA
5 Ottumwa, IA
6 Oskaloosa, IA
7 Des Moines, IA
9 lowa City, , IA
10 Davenport, IA
11 Rock Island, IL
12 Freeport, IL
13 Dubuque IA
14 Waterloo, IA
16-17 Minneapolis, MN
18 St. Paul, MN
19 Red Wing, MN
20 Winona, MN
21 LaCrosse, WI
23 Madison, WI
24 Janesville, WI
25 Fond du Lac, WI
26 Oshkosh, WI
27-28 Milwaukee, WI
30 Rockford, IL
31 Dixon, IL

September

1 Clinton, IA
2 Cedar Rapids, IA
3 Marsballtown, IA
4 Boone, IA
6 Omaha, NE
7 Council Bluffs, IA
8-9 St. Joseph, MO
10 Kansas City, MO
11 Moberly, MO
13-15 St. Louis, MO
16 Belleville, IL
17 Carmi, IL
18 Evansville, IN
20 Vincennes, IN
21 Terre Haute, IN
22-23 Indianapolis, IN
24-25 Louisville, KY
27-30 Cincinnati, OH

October

1 Richmond, IN
2 Dayton, OH
4 Columbus, OH
5 Mt. Vernon, OH
6 Akron, OH
7-9 Cleveland, OH. End of season,
all shows September 6-8 lost

Source: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 1945 Route Book.

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P. T. Barnum's New and Greatest Show on Earth, 1876 Route

P. T. Barnum, John J. Nathans, George F. Bailey, Lewis June, proprietors (also Avery Smith part of 1876)
April-May

April 27 to May 6, New York,
American Institute

May

8 Stamford, CT
9 Bridgeport, CT
10 Derby Birmingham, CT
11 Waterbury, CT
12-13 New Haven, CT
15 Meriden, CT
16 New Britain, CT
17-18 Hartford, CT
19 Springfield, MA
20 Holyoke, MA
22 Northampton, MA
23 Westfield, MA
24 Worcester, MA
25 Natick, MA
26 Milford, MA
27 Woonsocket, RI
29 Southbridge, MA
30 Danielson, CT
31 Norwich, CT

June

1 New London, CT
2 Willimantic, CT
3 Phenix, RI
5-6 Providence, RI
7 Pawtucket, RI
8 Warren, RI
9 Fall River, MA
10 Newport, RI
12 Taunton, MA
13 New Bedford, MA
14 Brockton, MA
15 Plymouth, MA
16 Rockland, MA
17 Quincy, MA
Jun. 19 - Jul. 1, Boston, MA

July

3 Cambridgeport, MA
4 Lowell, MA
5 Nashua, NH
6 Manchester, NH
7 Concord, NH
8 Lawrence, MA
10 Salem, MA
11 Lynn, MA
12 Gloucester, MA
13 Newburyport, MA
14 Portsmouth, NH
15 Saco, ME
17-18 Portland, ME
19 Damariscotta, ME
20 Rockland, ME
21 Bath, ME
22 Augusta, ME

      July

24 Houlton, ME
25 Calais, ME
26 Fredericton, N.B.
27-29 St. John, N.B.
31 Truro, N. S.

August

1-3 Halifax, N.S.
4 Amherst, N.S.
5 Moncton, N.B.
7-8 Bangor, ME
9 Dexter, ME
10 Waterville, ME
11 Lewiston, ME
12 Dover, NH
14 Haverhill, MA
15 Marlboro, MA
16 Fitchburg, MA
17 Keene, NH
18 Claremont, NH
19 Randolph, VT
21 Montpelier, VT
22 St. Albans, VT
23 Burlington, VT
24 Middlebury, VT
25 Brandon, VT
26 Rutland, VT
28 Whitehall, NY
29 Glens Falls, NY
30 Saratoga Springs, NY
31 Troy, NY

September

1-2 Albany, NY
4 Utica, NY
5 Syracuse, NY
6 Auburn, NY
7 Rochester, NY
8-9 Buffalo, NY
11 Canandaigua, NY
12 Penn Yan, NY
13 Elmira, NY
14 Williamsport, PA
15 Harrisburg, PA
16 York, PA
18-19 Richmond, VA
20 Petersburg, VA
21 Fredericksburg, VA
22-23 Washington, DC
25-27 Baltimore, MD
28 Lebanon, PA
29 Reading, PA
30 Allentown, PA

October

2 Easton, PA
3 Elizabeth, NJ
4 Newark, NJ
5 Jersey City, NJ
Oct. 9 - Dec. 9, New York, Gilmore's Garden
End of season

Source: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 1945 Route Book.

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P. T. Barnum's New and Greatest Show on Earth, 1877 Route

P. T. Barnum, John J. Nathans, George F. Bailey, Lewis June, proprietors
April-May

Apr. 9 - May 5, New York,
Gilmore's Garden

May

7 Danbury, CT
8 Bridgeport, CT
9 New Haven, CT
10 Hartford, CT
11-12 Providence, RI
14 Pawtucket, RI
15 Fall River, MA
16 Woonsocket, RI
17 Worcester, MA
18 Springfield, MA
19 Pittsfield, MA
21 Rome, NY
22 Oswego, NY
23 Watertown NY
24 Ogdensburg, NY
25 Malone, NY
26 Plattsburg, NY
28-30 Montreal, Que.
31 Cornwall, Ont.

June

1 Brockville, Ont.
2 Ottawa, Ont.
4 Kingston, Ont.
5 Belleville, Ont.
6 Port Hope, Ont.
7 Oshawa, Ont.
8-9 Toronto, Ont.
11 Hamilton, Ont.
12 Brantford, Ont.
13 London, Ont.
14 Simcoe, Ont.
15 St. Thomas, Ont.
16 Chatham, Ont.
18-19 Detroit, MI
20 Pontiac, MI
21 Flint, MI
22 Bay City, MI
23 East Saginaw, MI
25 Lansing, MI
26 Grand Rapids, MI
27 Jackson, MI
28 Battle Creek, MI
29 Kalamazoo, MI
30 Niles, MI

July

2-7 Chicago, IL
9-10 Milwaukee, WI
11 Sheboygan, WI
12 Fond du Lac, WI
13 Oshkosh, WI
14 Janesville, WI
16 Eau Claire, WI
17 St. Paul, MN
18 Minneapolis, MN
19 Red Wing, MN
20 Winona, MN
21 LaCrosse, WI
23 Madison, WI
24 Rockford, IL
25 Elgin, IL
26 LaPorte, IN, cancelled
27 Elkhart, IN
28 Coldwater, MI
30 Adrian, MI
31 Hillsdale, MI

      August

1 Ft. Wayne, IN
2 Logansport, IN
3 Lafayette, IN
4 Crawfordsville, IN
6-7 Indianapolis, IN
8 Terre Haute, IN
9 Mattoon, IL
10 Champaign, IL
11 Bloomington, IL
13 Peoria, IL
14 Lincoln, IL
15 Decatur, IL
16 Springfield, IL
17 Carlinville, IL
18 Alton, IL
20-25 St. Louis, MO
27 Jacksonville, IL
28 Quincy, IL
29 Hannibal, MO
30 Keokuk, IA
31 Burlington, IA

September

1 Muscatine, IA
3 Cedar Rapids, IA
4 Clinton, IA
5 Dubuque, IA
6 Freeport, IL
7 Davenport, IA
8 Iowa City, IA
10 Des Moines, IA
11 Atlantic, IA
12 Council Bluffs, IA
13 Hamburg, IA
14 Craig, MO
15 St. Joseph, MO
17 Atchison, KS
18 Leavenworth, KS
19 Kansas City, MO
20 Paola, KS
21 Ft. Scott, KS
22 Joplin, MO
24 Clinton, MO
25 Sedalia, MO
26 Jefferson City, MO
27 Washington, MO
28 Nashville, IL
29 Evansville, IN

October

1 Vincennes, IN
2 Seymour, IN
3-4 Louisville, KY
5 Lexington, KY
6 Frankfort, KY 8-10 Cincinnati, OH
11 Chillicothe, OH
12 Parkersburg, WV
13 Clarksburg, WV
15 Cumberland, MD
16 Martinsburg, WV
17 Winchester, VA
18 Staunton, VA
19 Lynchburg, VA, cancelled
20 Danville, VA
22 Charlottesville, VA
23 Richmond, VA
24 Culpeper, VA
25 Alexandria, VA
26-27 Washington, DC
29-30 Baltimore, MD
Oct. 31 - Nov. 3, Philadelphia, PA
End of season

Source: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 1945 Route Book.


P. T. Barnum's New and Greatest Show on Earth, 1878 Route

P. T. Barnum, John J. Nathans, George F. Bailey, Lewis June, proprietors
April

Apr. 6-20 New York,
American Institute
22-27 Philadelphia, PA
29 Wilmington, DE
30 Chester, PA

May

1 Trenton, NJ
2 Newark, NJ
3 Paterson, NJ
4 Jersey City, NJ
6 Bridgeport, CT
7 New Haven, CT
8 Norwich, CT
9 New London, CT
10 Meriden, CT
11 Hartford, CT
13 Waterbury, CT
14 New Britain, CT
15 Springfield, MA
16 Northampton, MA
17 Holyoke, MA
18 Worcester, MA
20-21 Providence, RI
22 Fall River, MA
23 Newport, RI
24 New Bedford, MA
25 Brockton, MA
May 27 - Jun. 1, Boston, MA

June

3 Lynn, MA
4 Salem, MA
5 Gloucester, MA
6 Newburyport, MA
7 Biddeford, ME
8 Portland, ME
10 Rockland, ME
11 Bath, ME
12 Augusta, ME
13 Waterville, ME
14 Belfast, ME
15 Bangor, ME
17 Lewiston, ME
18 Dover, NH
19 Lawrence, MA
20 Manchester, NH
21 Nashua, NH
22 Lowell, MA
24 Greenfield, MA
25 North Adams, MA
26 Saratoga Springs, NY
27 Schenectady, NY
28 Utica, NY
29 Norwich, NY

July

1 Binghamton, NY
2 Cortland, NY
3 Elmira, NY
4 Ithaca, NY
5 Geneva, NY
6 Auburn, NY
8 Syracuse, NY
9 Rochester, NY
10 Albion, NY
11 Lockport, NY
12-13 Buffalo, NY
15 Dunkirk, NY
16 Erie, PA

      July

17-18 Cleveland, OH
19 Sandusky, OH
20 Toledo, OH
22 Detroit, MI
23 Ann Arbor, MI
24 Jackson, MI
25 Three Rivers, MI
26 South Bend, IN
27 LaPorte, IN
Jul. 29 - Aug. 3, Chicago, IL

August

5 Danville, IL
6 Decatur, IL
7 Litchfield, IL
8 Shelbyville, IL
9 Paris, IL
10 Terre Haute, IN
12 Greencastle, IN
13 Indianapolis, IN
14 Richmond, IN
15 Dayton, OH
16 Lima, OH
17 Piqua, OH
19 Springfield, OH
20 Delaware, OH
21 Columbus, OH
22 Xenia, OH
23 Washington, DC
24 Circleville, OH
26 Portsmouth, OH
27 Lancaster, OH
28 Zanesville, OH
29 Newark, OH
30 Mt. Vernon, OH
31 Mansfield, OH

September

2 Tiffin, OH
3 Wooster, OH
4 Akron, OH
5 Massillon, OH
6 Alliance, OH
7 Sharon, PA
9 New Castle, PA
10-11 Pittsburgh, PA
12 Steubenville, OH
13 Wheeling, WV
14 Washington, PA
16 Altoona, PA
17 Lock Haven, PA
18 Williamsport, PA
19 Danville, PA
20 Scranton, PA
21 Wilkes Barre, PA
23-25 Baltimore, MD
26-28 Washington, DC
30 Lancaster, PA

October

1 York, PA
2 Harrisburg, PA
3 Carlisle, PA
4 Hagerstown, MD
5 Chambersburg, PA
7 Reading, PA
8 Allentown, PA
9 Morristown, NJ
10-11 Hoboken, NJ
12 Jersey City, NJ
Oct. 14 to Nov. 30, New York, Gilmore's Garden, end of season

Source: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 1945 Route Book.

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P. T. Barnum's New and Greatest Show on Earth, 1879 Route

P. T. Barnum, John J. Nathans, George F. Bailey, Lewis June, proprietors

April

12-26 New York,
American Institute
Apr. 28 - May 3 Brooklyn

May

5 Stamford, Conn.
6 Danbury, Conn.
7 Bridgeport, Conn.
8 New Haven, Conn.
9 Middletown, Conn.
10 Hartford, Conn.
12 Waterbury, Conn.
13 Springfield, Mass.
14 Holyoke, Mass.
15 Worcester, Mass.
16-17 Providence, R. I.
19 Pawtucket, R. I.
20 Fall River, Mass.
21 Newport, R. I.
22 Taunton, Mass.
23 New Bedford, Mass.
24 Brockton, Mass.
26-31 Boston, Mass.

June

2 Lynn, Mass.
3 Lawrence, Mass.
4 Haverhill, Mass.
5 Salem, Mass.
6 Portland, Me.
7 Augusta, Me.
9 Woodstock, N. B.
10 Calais, Me.
11 Fredericton, N. B.
12-13 St. John, N. B.
14 Moncton, N. B.
16-17 Halifax, N. S.
18 Truro, N. S.
19 New Glasgow, N. S.
20 Sackville, N. S.
21 Sussex, N. S.
23 Bangor, Me.
24 Dexter, Me.
25 Waterville, Me.
26 Farmington, Me.
27 Lewiston, Me.
28 Portsmouth, N. H.
30 Lowell, Mass.

July

1 Fitchburg, Mass.
2 Keene, N. H.
3 Rutland, Vt.
4 Burlington, Vt.
5 Montpelier, Vt.
7 St. Albans, Vt.
8 Malone, N. Y.
9 Potsdam, N. Y.
10 Ogdensburg, N. Y.
11 Watertown, N. Y.

      July

12 Rome, N. Y.
14 Syracuse, N. Y.
15 Lyons, N. Y.
16 Rochester, N. Y.
17 Batavia, N. Y.
18-19 Buffalo, N. Y.
21 St. Catharines, Ont.
22 Hamilton, Ont.
23-24 Toronto, Ont.
25 Guelph, Ont.
26 Stratford, Ont.
28 London, Ont.
29 Strathroy, Ont.
30 Port Huron, Mich.
31 Flint, Mich.

August

1 Bay City, Mich.
2 East Saginaw, Mich.
4 Owosso, Mich.
5 Lansing, Mich.
6 Grand Rapids, Mich.
7 Allegan, Mich.
8 Kalamazoo, Mich.
9 Niles, Mich.
11-16 Chicago, Ill.
18 Joliet, Ill.
19 Ottawa, Ill.
20 Peoria, Ill.
21 Galesburg, Ill.
22 Lincoln, Ill.
23 Springfield, Ill.
25-30 St. Louis, Mo.

September

1 Indianapolis, Ind.
2 Lafayette, Ind.
3 Logansport, Ind.
4 Peru, Ind.
5 Ft. Wayne, Ind.
6 Muncie. Ind.
8-11 Cincinnati, 0.
12 Dayton, 0.
13 Columbus, 0.
15 Wheeling, W. Va.
16 Steubenville, 0.
17-18 Allegheny, Pa. (Pittsburgh)
19 Connellsville, Pa.
20 Cumberland, Md.
22-24 Washington, D. C.
25-27 Baltimore, Md.
Sep. 29 - Oct. 11 Philadelphia, Pa.

October

13 Salisbury, Md.
14 Dover, Del.
15 Wilmington, Del.
16 Chester, Pa.
17 Trenton, N. J.
18 New Brunswick, N. J.

Source: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 1945 Route Book.

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P. T. Barnum's New and Greatest Show on Earth, 1880 Route

P. T. Barnum, John J. Nathans, George F. Bailey, Lewis June, proprietors

April

Apr. 8-24 New York,
American Institute
Apr. 26 - May 1 Brooklyn

May

3 Bridgeport, Conn.
4 New Haven, Conn.
5 Hartford, Conn.
6 Springfield, Mass.
7 Worcester, Mass.
8 Providence, R. I.
10-15 Boston, Mass.
17 Albany, N. Y.
18 Utica, N. Y.
19 Syracuse, N. Y.
20 Auburn, N. Y.
21 Rochester, N. Y.
22 Buffalo, N. Y.
24 Monroe, Mich.
25 Detroit, Mich.
26 Ypsilanti, Mich.
27 Marshall, Mich.
28 Dowagiac, Mich.
29 Michigan City, Ind.
May 30 - Jun. 5 Chicago, Ill.

June

7 Kankakee, Ill.
8 Champaign, Ill.
9 Bloomington, Ill.
10 Peoria, Ill.
11 Geneseo, Ill.
12 Rock Island, Ill.
14 Freeport Ill.
15 Beloit, Wis.
16 Rockford, Ill.
17 Elgin, Ill.
18 Woodstock, Ill.
19 Racine, Wis.
21 Milwaukee, Wis.
22 Sheboygan, Wis.
23 Manitowoc, Wis.
24 Appleton, Wis.
25 Green Bay, Wis.
26 Oskkosh, Wis.
28 Fond du Lac, Wis.
29 Janesville, Wis.
30 Madison, Wis.

July

1 Portage, Wis.
2 Sparta, Wis.
3 LaCrosse, Wis.
5 Winona, Minn.
6 Rochester, Minn.
7 Owatonna, Minn.
8 Minneapolis, Minn.
9 St. Paul, Minn.
10 Mankato, Minn.
12 Sioux City, Ia.
13 Ft. Dodge, Ia.
14 Waterloo, Ia.
15 Dubuque, Ia.
16 Clinton, Ia.
17 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
19 Marshalltown, Ia.
20 Oskaloosa, Ia.
21 Ottumwa, Ia.
22 Fairfield, Ia.
23 Muscatine, Ia.
24 Iowa City Ia.
26 Des Moines, Ia.
27 Atlantic, Ia.
28 Avoca, Ia.
29 Council Bluffs, Ia.
30 Omaha, Neb.
31 Columbus, Neb.

August

2 Cheyenne, Wyo. Ter.
3 Boulder, Colo.
4-6 Denver, Colo.
7 Greeley, Colo.
9 Kearney, Neb., cancelled, rail wreck
10 Fremont, Neb.
11 Lincoln, Neb.
12 Marysville, Kan.
13 St. Joseph, Mo.
14 Atchison, Kan.
16 Leavenworth, Kan.
17 Lawrence, Kan.
18 Topeka, Kan.
19 Kansas City, Mo.
20 Sedalia, Mo.
21 Moberly, Mo.
23 Chillicothe, Mo.
24 Macon, Mo.
25 Quincy, Ill.
26 Hannibal, Mo.
27 Louisiana, Mo.
28 Mexico, Mo.
Aug. 30 - Sep. 4 St. Louis, Mo.

Setember

6 Jerseyville, Ill.
7 Jacksonville, Ill.
8 Springfield, Ill.
9 Decatur, Ill.
10 Danville, Ill.
11 Logansport, Ind.
13 Lafayette, Ind.
14 Crawfordsville, Ind.
15 Indianapolis, Ind.
16 Greencastle, Ind.
17 Terre Haute, Ind.
18 Evansville, Ind.
20 Vincennes, Ind.
21 Olney, Ill.
22 Centralia, Ill.
23 Cairo, Ill.
24 Duquoin, Ill.
25 Belleville, Ill.
27 Newport, Ark.
28 Little Rock, Ark.
29 Hope, Ark.
30 Texarkana, Ark.

October

1 Marshall, Tex.
2 Shreveport, La.
4 Terrell, Tex.
5 Ft. Worth, Tex.
6 Weatherford, Tex.
7 Dallas, Tex.
8 Denison, Tex.
9 Sherman, Tex.
11 Marlin, Tex.
12 Waco, Tex.
13 Bryan, Tex.
14 Brenham, Tex.
15-16 Austin, Tex.
18 Houston, Tex.
19 Columbus, Tex.
20 Flatonia, Tex.
21 Luling, Tex.
22-23 San Antonio, Tex.
25 Galveston, Tex.
26 Navasota, Tex.
27 Calvert, Tex.
28 Corsicana, Tex.
29 Ennis, Tex.
30 McKinney, Tex.

November

1 Parsons, Kan.
2 Ft. Scott, Kan.
3 Clinton, Mo.
4 Boonville, Mo.
5 Jefferson City, Mo.
6 Washington, Mo.
Winter Quarters: Bridgeport, Conn.

Source: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey 1945 Route Book.

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