Circus Routes, Barnum & Bailey 1901-10

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Barnum & Bailey Routes 1901 - 1910

1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910

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Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth, 1901 Route

April

Apr. 7 - Apr. 21 Budapest
22 Szekesfehervar
23 Pecs
24 Eszek
25 Ujvidek
26 Zombor
27-28 Szabadka
29 Hodmezo-Vasarhely
Apr. 30 - May 1 Szeged

May

2 Nagy Beeskerek
3 Nagy Kikinda
4-5 Temesvar
6 Arad
7 Bekes-Csaba
8 Mezotur
9 Karczag
10 Nagy Varad
11-12 Debreczen
13 Nyiregyhaza
14 Kassa
15 Miskolcz
16 Eger
17 Szolnok
18-19 Kecskemet
20 Felegyhaza
21 Czegled
22 Gyor
23-24 Poszony
25 Sopron
26 Szombathely
27 Nagy Kanizsa
28-29 Zagreb
(all in Hungary)
30 Laibach
31 Marburg

June

1-3 Graz
4 Leoben
5-6 Linz
7 Budweis
8-9 Pilsen
10 Eger
11 Komotau
12 Aussig
13-18 Prague
19 Kolin
20 Iglau
21-23 Bruenn
24 Prossnitz
25 Olmuetz
26 Troppau
27 Mahrisch-Ostrau
28 Bielitz-Biala
29-30 Cracow
(all in Austria)

July

1 Kattowitz
2 Ratibor
3 Neisse
4 Oppeln
5 Gleiwitz
6-7 Beuthen
8-14 Breslau
15 Schweidnitz
16 Liegnitz

July

17 Glogau
18 Sorau
19 Zittaue
20-21 Gorlitz
22 Cottbus
23 Guben
24 Frankfort-on-Oder
25 Landsberg
26 Schneidemuehl
27-28 Posen
29 Bromberg
31 Allenstein

August

1 Insterburg
2 Tilsit
3-6 Koenigsberg
14-15 Stettin
16 Stralsund
17-18 Rostock
19 Schwerin
20-21 Luebeck
22-23 Kiel
24-25 Flensburg
26 Neumuenster
27-29 Bremen
30 Leer
(all in Germany)
Aug. 31 - Sep. 1 Groningen

September

2 Leeuwarden
3 Zwolle
4 Enschede
5 Deventer
6 Zutphen
7-8 Nijmegen
9-10 Utrecht
11-18 Amsterdam
20-22 The Hague
23-29 Rotterdam
30 Bergen-on-Zoom

October

1 Flushing
2 Breda
3 Tilburg
4 Hertogenbosch
5-6 Arnhem
(all in Holland)
8-11 Liege
12-13 Verviers
14 Namur
15-16 Charleroi
17-28 Brussels
29 Louvain
30 Malines
Oct. 31 - Nov. 6 Antwerp

November

8-10 Ghent
11 Bruges
12 Ypres
13 Roulers
14 Courtrai
15 Tournai
16-17 Mons
(all in Belgium)
End of season, winter quarters Paris

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

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November 1901 - March 1902

Nov. 30, 1901 - Mar. 16, 1902 Paris
Mar. 30, 1902 - Apr. 10 Lyons

April

11 Valence
12-21 Marseilles
22-24 Toulon
25-27 Nice
28 Draguignan
29 Arles
Apr. 30 - May 1 Avignon

May

2 Alais
3-4 Nimes
5-6 Montpellier
7 Cette
8 Narbonne
9 Perpignan
10-11 Beziers
12 Carcassonne
13 Castres
14 Albi
15-18 Toulouse
19 Montauban
20 Agen
21-28 Bordeau
29 Perigueux
30 Brives
May 31 - Jun. 1 Limoges

June

2 Angouleme
3 Saintes
4 Rochefort
5 La Rochelle
6 Niort
7-8 Poitiers
9 Chatellerault
10-11 Tours
12 Saumur
13 Cholet
14-15 Angers
16-18 Nantes
19 St. Nazaire
20 Vannes
21 Lorient
22 Quimper
23-24 Brest
25 St. Brieuc
26-27 Rennes
28 St. Malo
29 Fougeres
30 Laval

July

1-2 Le Mans
3 Alencon
4 Lisieux
5-6 Caen
7 Evreux
8 Chartres
9-10 Orleans
11 Montargis
12 Sens
13 Auxerre
14-15 Troyes
16 Chaumont
17-18 Dijon

July

19-20 Besancon
21 Lons-le-Saunier
22 Bourg-en-Bresse
23 Macon
24 Chalon-sur-Soane
25 Le Creusot
26 Nevers
27-28 Bourges
29 Chateauroux
30 Montlucon
31 Moulins

August

1 Thiers
2-3 Clermont-Ferrand
4 Vichy
5-6 Roanne
7-10 St. Etienne
11 Valence
12-13 Grenoble
14 Chambery
(all in France)
15-18 Geneva
19-20 Lausanne
21 Freiburg
22 Biel
23-24 Chaux de Fonds
25-26 Berne
27 Lucerne
28-31 Zurich

September

1-2 St. Gallen
3 Winterthur
4 Schaffhausen
5-7 Basel
(all in Switzerland)
8 Belfort
9-10 Epinal
11 Luneville
12-14 Nancy
15 Bar-le-Duc
16 Chalons-sur-Marne
17 Verdun
18 Sedan
19 Mezieres et Charleville
20-22 Rheims
23 Compiegne
24 Laon
25-26 St. Quentin
Sep. 27 - Oct. 1 Lille

October

2-4 Roubaix
5 Maubeuge
6 Valenciennes
7 Cambrai
8 Douai
9 Arras
10-12 Amiens
13 Beauvais
14-16 Rouen
17-19 Havre
20 Dieppe
21 Abbeville
22-23 Boulogne
24-25 Calais
26 Dunkirk
(all in France)
End of season, winter quarters Bridgeport, Conn.

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

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March/April

Mar. 18 - Apr. 25 New York,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 27 - May 2 Brooklyn

May

4-9 Philadelphia, Pa.
11-12 Washington, D. C.
13-15 Baltimore, Md.
16-Wilmington, Del.
18 Lancaster, Pa.
19 York, Pa.
20-21 Harrisburg, Pa.
22 Reading, Pa.
23 Shenandoah, Pa.
25 Scranton, Pa.
26 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
27 Allentown, Pa.
28 Easton, Pa.
29 Trenton N. J.
30 Camden: N. J.

June

1 Newark, N. J.
2 Paterson, N. J.
4 Albany, N. Y.
5 Springfield, Mass
6 Worcester, Mass.
8-13 Boston, Mass.
15-16 Providence, R. I.
17 Newport, R. I.
18 New Bedford, Mass.
19 Fall River, Mass.
20 Brockton, Mass.
22 Taunton, Mass.
23 Woonsocket, R. I.
24 New London, Conn.
25 Hartford, Conn.
26 New Britain, Conn.
27 New Haven, Conn.
29 Bridgeport, Conn.
30 Waterbury, Conn.

July

1 Danbury, Conn.
2 Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
3 Pittsfield, Mass.
4 Greenfield, Mass.
6 Fitchburg, Mass.
7 Lowell, Mass.
8 Lynn, Mass.
9 Salem, Mass.
10 Gloucester, Mass.
11 Haverhill, Mass.
13 Portland, Me.
14 Dover, N. H.
15 Lawrence, Mass.
16 Nashua, N. H.
17 Manchester, N. H.
18 Concord, N. H.
20 White River Junction, Vt.
21 Montpelier, Vt.
22 Burlington, Vt.
23 Rutland, Vt.
24 Glens Falls, N. Y.
25 Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
27 North Adams, Mass.
28 Troy, N. Y.
29 Schenectady, N. Y.
30 Amsterdam, N. Y.
31 Gloversville, N. Y.

August

1 Utica, N. Y.
3 Ogdensburg, N. Y.
4 Watertown, N. Y.
5 Oswego, N. Y.
6 Norwich, N. Y.
7 Binghamton, N. Y.
8 Elmira, N. Y.
10 Cortland, N. Y.
11 Syracuse, N. Y.
12 Auburn, N. Y.
13 Geneva, N. Y.
14-15 Rochester, N. Y.
17-18 Buffato, N. Y.
19 Jamestown, N. Y.
20 Bradford, Pa.
21 DuBois, Pa.
22 Butler, Pa.
24-26 Pittsburgh, Pa.
27 New Castle, Pa.
28 Youngstown, O.
29 Erie. Pa.
Aug. 31 - Sep. 1 Cleveland, O.

September

2 Sandusky, O.
3 Toledo, O.
4 Ft. Wayne, Ind.
5 South Bend, Ind.
7-19 Chicago, Ill.
21 Peoria, Ill.
22 Bloomington, Ill.
23 Springfield, Ill.
24 Decatur, Ill.
25 Danville, Ill.
26 Terre Haute, Ind.
28 Indianapolis, Ind.
29 Anderson, Ind.
30 Muncie, Ind.

October

1 Dayton, O.
2 Springfield, O.
3 Columbus, O.
5-6 Cincinnati, O.
7 Maysville, Ky.
8 Lexington, Ky.
9-10 Louisville, Ky.
12 Knoxville, Tenn.
13 Chattanooga, Tenn.
14-15 Nashville, Tenn.
16 Jackson, Tenn.
17 Memphis, Tenn.
19 Greenville, Miss.
20 Greenwood, Miss.
21 Jackson, Miss.
22 Meridian, Miss.
23 Tuscaloosa, Ala.
24 Birmingham, Ala.
26-27 Atlanta, Ga.
28 Macon, Ga.
29 Augusta, Ga.
30 Greenwood, S. C.
31 Columbia, S. C.

November

2 Greenville, S. C.
3 Spartanburg, S. C.
4 Charlotte, N. C.
5 Greensboro, N. C.
6 Danville, Va.
7 Lynchburg, Va.
9 Norfolk, Va.
10-11 Richmond, Va.
End of season, winter quarters Bridgeport, Conn.

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

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March/April

Mar. 19 - Apr. 23 New York,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 25 - Apr. 30 Brooklyn

May

2 Jersey City, N. J.
3 Paterson, N. J.
4 Newark, N. J.
5 New Brunswick, N. J.
6 Trenton, N. J.
7 Wilmington, Del.
9-10 Washington, D. C.
11-12 Baltimore, Md.
13 York, Pa.
14 Harrisburg, Pa.
16 Altoona, Pa,
17 Johnstown, Pa.
18-19 Pittsburgh, Pa.
21 Wheeling, W. Va.
23 Cleveland, O.
24 Akron, O.
25 Canton, O.
26 Newark, O.
27 Mansfield, O.
28 Toledo, O.
30 Detroit, Mich.
31 Pontiac, Mich.

June

1 Port Huron, Mich.
2 Flint, Mich.
3 Saginaw, Mich.
4 Bay City, Mich.
6 Lansing, Mich.
7 Jackson, Mich.
8 Battle Creek, Mich.
9 Kalamazoo, Mich.
10 Grand Rapids, Mich.
11 Muskegon, Mich.
13 Greenville, Mich.
14 Alma, Mich.
15 Owosso, Mich.
16 Ann Arbor, Mich.
17 Adrian, Mich.
18 Coldwater, Mich.
20 Benton Harbor, Mich.
21 Goshen, Ind.
22 Wabash, Ind.
23 Marion, Ind.
24 Portland, Ind.
25 Findlay, O.
27 Lima, O.
28 Marion, O.
29 Zanesville, O.
30 Marietta, O.

July

1 Parkersburg, W. Va.
2 Wellston, O.
4 Portsmouth, O.
5 Chillicothe, O.
6 Dayton, O.
7 Piqua, O.
8 Richmond, Ind.
9 Columbus, Ind.
11 Indianapolis, Ind.
12 Kokomo, Ind.
13 Elwood, Ind.
14 Lafayette, Ind.
15 Kankakee, Ill.
16 Champaign, Ill.

July

18 Peoria, Ill.
19 Canton, Ill.
20 Burlington, Ia.
21 Quincy, Ill.
22 Galesburg, Ill.
23 Kewanee, Ill.
25 Rock Island, Ill.
26 Ottawa, Ill.
27 Joliet, Ill.
28 Aurora, Ill.
29 Elgin, Ill.
30 DeKalb, Ill.

August

1 Dixon, Ill.
2 Freeport, Ill.
3 Madison, Wis.
4 Janesville, Wis.
5 Rockford, Ill.
6 Racine, Wis.
8 Milwaukee, Wis.
9 Fond du Lac, Wis.
10 Oshkosh, Wis.
11 Green Bay, Wis.
12 Marinette, Wis.
13 Escanaba, Mich.
15 Ishpeming, Mich.
16 Iron Mountain, Mich.
17 Ironwood, Mich.
18 Ashland, Wis.
19 Superior, Wis.
20 Duluth, Minn.
22 Minneapolis, Minn.
23 St. Paul, Minn.
24 Winona, Minn.
25 Owatonna, Minn.
26 Mason City, Ia.
27 Waterloo, Ia.
29 Dubuque, Ia.
30 Clinton, Ia.
31 Cedar Rapids, Ia.

September

1 Iowa City, Ia.
3 Ottumwa, Ia.
5 Oskaloosa, Ia.
6 Marshalltown, Ia.
7 Des Moines, Ia.
8 Ft, Dodge, Ia.
9 Cherokee, Ia.
10 Sioux City, Ia.
12 Omaha, Neb.
13 Lincoln, Neb.
14 Beatrice, Neb.
15 Falls City, Neb.
16 Atchison, Kan.
17 St. Joseph, Mo.
19-20 Kansas City, Mo.
21 Topeka, Kan.
22 Emporia, Kan.
23 Hutchinson, Kan.
24 Wichita, Kan.
26 Iola, Kan.
27 Independence, Kan.
28 Parsons, Kan.
29 Pittsburg, Kan.
30 Joplin, Mo.

October

1 Springfield, Mo.
6-19 Chicago, Ill.
End of season, winter quarters Bridgeport, Conn.

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

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March/April

Mar. 23 - Apr. 22 New York,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 24 - 29 Brooklyn

May

1 Jersey City, N. J.
2 Newark, N. J.
3 Elizabeth, N. J
4 Somerville, N. J.
5 Easton, Pa.
6 Allentown, Pa.
8-13 Philadelphia, Pa.
15 York, Pa.
16 Lancaster, Pa.
17 Lebanon, Pa.
18 Reading, Pa.
19 Pottsville, Pa.
20 Mahanoy City, Pa.
22 Scranton, Pa.
23 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
24 Shamokin, Pa.
25 Williamsport, Pa.
26 Harrisburg, Pa.
27 Huntingdon, Pa.
29-30 Pittsburgh, Pa.
31 Allegheny, Pa.

June

1 New Castle, Pa.
2 Youngstown, O.
3 Erie, Pa.
5 Cleveland, O.
6 Lorain, O.
7 Toledo, O.
8 Lima, O.
9 Muncie, Ind.
10 Indianapolis, Ind.
12 Terre Haute, Ind.
13 Evansville, Ind.
14 Mattoon, Ill.
15 Decatur, Ill.
16 Danville, Ill.
17 Ft. Wayne, Ind.
19 Detroit, Mich.
20 Port Huron, Mich.
21 Flint Mich.
22 Saginaw, Mich.
23 Lansing, Mich.
24 Ann Arbor, Mich.
26 Hillsdale, Mich.
27 Jackson, Mich.
28 Battle Creek, Mich.
29 Kalamazoo, Mich.
30 Niles, Mich.

July

1 LaPorte, Ind.
3 Milwaukee, Wis.
4 Madison, Wis.
5 LaCrosse, Wis.
6 Rochester, Minn.
7 St. Paul, Minn.
8 Minneapolis, Minn.
10 Mankato, Minn.
11 Watertown, S. D.
12 Aberdeen, S. D.
13 Mitchell, S. D.
14 Sioux Falls, S. D.
15 Spencer, Ia.
17 Des Moines, Ia.
18 Creston, Ia.
19 St. Joseph, Mo.
20 Kansas City, Mo.
21 Lawrence, Kan.
22 Salina, Kan.
24-25 Denver, Colo.

July

26 Colorado Springs, Colo.
27 Pueblo, Colo.
28 Florence, Colo.
29 Leadville, Colo.
31 Grand Junction, Colo.

August

1 Provo, Utah
2-3 Salt Lake City, Utah
4 Ogden, Utah
5 Logan, Utah.
7 Idaho Falls, Idaho.
8 Butte, Mont.
9 Helena, Mont.
10 Missoula, Mont.
11-12 Spokane, Wash.
14 Walla Walla, Wash.
15 North Yakima, Wash.
16-17 Seattle, Wash.
18 Everett, Wash.
19 Centralia, Wash.
21-22 Portland, Ore.
23 Salem, Ore.
24 Albany, Ore.
25 Eugene, Ore.
26 Medford, Ore.
28 Redding, Calif.
29 Chico, Calif.
30 Marysville, Calif.
31 Sacramento, Calif.

September

1 Santa Rosa, Calif.
2 Napa, Calif.
3-10 San Francisco, Calif.
11-12 Oakland, Calif.
13 Alameda, Calif.
14 Fresno, Calif.
15 Visalia, Calif.
16 Bakersfield, Calif.
18 Stockton, Calif.
19 San Jose, Calif.
20 Santa Cruz, Calif.
21 Salinas, Calif.
22 San Luis Obispo, Calif.
23 Santa Barbara, Calif.
25-26 Los Angeles, Calif.
27 Santa Ana, Calif.
28 Pomona, Calif.
29 Riverside, Calif.
30 San Bernardino, Calif

October

2 Phoenix, Ariz.
3 Tucson, Ariz.
4 Don Luis, Ariz.
5 Douglas, Ariz.
6 Deming, N. M.
7 El Paso, Tex.
9 Abilene, Tex.
10 Weatherford, Tex.
11 Ft. Worth, Tex.
12 Cleburne, Tex.
13 Temple, Tex.
14 Waco, Tex.
16 Austin, Tex.
17 Taylor, Tex.
18 Palestine, Tex.
19 Tyler, Tex.
20 Corsicana, Tex.
21 Terrell, Tex.
23 Dallas, Tex.
25 Paris, Tex.
26 Texarkana, Ark.
27 Hot Springs, Ark.
28 Little, Rock, Ark
End of season, winter quarters Bridgeport, Conn.

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

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March/April

Mar. 22 - Apr. 21 New York,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 23-28 Brooklyn
Apr. 30 Jersey City, N. J.

May

1 Middletown, N. Y.
2 Paterson, N. J.
3 Newark, N. J.
4 Long Branch, N. J.
5 New Brunswick, N. J.
7 Atlantic City, N. J.
8 Bridgeton, N. J.
9 Camden, N. J.
10 Trenton, N. J.
11 Chester, Pa.
12 Wilmington, Del.
14-15 Washington, D. C.
16-17 Baltimore, Md.
18 Hagerstown, Md.
19 Cumberland, Md.
21 Wheeling, W. Va.
22 Cambridge, O.
23 Canal Dover, O.
24 Akron, O.
25 Canton, O.
26 Cleveland, O.
28-29 Buffalo, N. Y.
30 Rochester, N. Y.
31 Syracuse, N. Y.

June

1 Utica, N. Y.
2 Gloversville, N. Y.
4 Kingston, N. Y.
5 Albany, N. Y.
6 Troy, N. Y.
7 Rutland, Vt.
8 Burlington, Vt.
9 Montpelier, Vt.
11 Holyoke, Mass.
12 Waterbury, Conn.
13 Bridgeport, Conn.
14 New Haven, Conn.
15 Hartford, Conn.
16 Springfield, Mass,
18-23 Boston, Mass.
25-26 Providence, R. I.
27 Newport, R. I.
28 New Bedford, Mass.
29 Fall River, Mass.
30 Brockton, Mass.

July

2 Worcester, Mass.
3 Fitchburg, Mass.
4 Manchester, N. H.
5 Concord, N. H.
6 Lawrence, Mass.
7 Lowell, Mass.
9 Lynn, Mass.
10 Salem, Mass.
11 Haverhill, Mass.
12 Portsmouth, N. H.
13 Rochester, N. H.
14 Portland, Me
16 Lewiston, Me.
17 Waterville, Me.
18 Bangor, Me.
19 St. Stephen, N. B.
20 St. John, N. B.
21 Moncton, N. B.
23 Halifax, N. S.
24 New Glasgow, N. S.
25 Amherst, N. S.
26 Chatham, N. B.
27 Fredericton, N. B.
28 Woodstock, N. B.
30 Sherbrooke, Que.
31 Valleyfield, Que.

August

1-2 Montreal, Que.
3 Three Rivers, Que.
4 Quebec, Que.
6 Ottawa, Ont.
7 Kingston, Ont.

August

8 Belleville, Ont.
9 Peterborough, Ont.
10 Toronto, Ont.
11 Hamilton, Ont.
13 Brantford, Ont.
14 Guelph, Ont.
15 Stratford, Ont.
16 London, Ont.
17 Chatham, Ont.
18 St. Thomas, Ont.
20 Niagara Falls, N. Y.
21 Canandaigua, N. Y.
22 Elmira, N. Y.
23 Ithaca, N. Y.
24 Sayre, Pa.
25 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
27 Scranton, Pa.
28 Bingbamton, N.Y.
29 Schenectady, N. Y.
30 Watertown, N. Y.
31 Oswego, N. Y.

September

1 Auburn, N. Y.
3 Warsaw, N. Y.
4 Salamanca, N. Y.
5 Dunkirk, N. Y.
6 Jamestown, N. Y.
7 Warren, Pa.
8 Oil City, Pa.
10 Butler, Pa.
11 McKeesport, Pa.
12 Connellsville, Pa.
14 Clarksburg, W. Va.
15 Parkersburg, W. Va.
17 Charleston, W. Va.
18 Gallipolis, O.
19 Huntington, W. Va.
20 Ashland, Ky.
21 Mt. Sterling, Ky.
22 Lexington, Ky.
24 Louisville. Ky.
25 Owensboro, Ky.
27 Paducah, Ky.
29 Fulton, Ky.

October

1 Memphis, Tenn.
5 Baton Rouge, La.
6-7 New Orleans, La.
8 Hattiesburg, Miss.
9 Mobile, Ala.
10 Meridian, Miss.
11 Jackson, Miss.
12 Grenada, Miss.
13 Jackson, Tenn.
15 Nashville, Tenn.
16 Huntsville, Ala.
17 Chattanooga, Tenn.
18 Rome, Ga.
19-20 Atlanta, Ga.
22 Macon, Ga.
23 Albany, Ga.
24 Americus, Ga.
25 Columbus, Ga.
26 Opelika, Ala.
27 Birmingham, Ala.
29 Montgomery, Ala.
30 Dothan, Ala.
31 Thomasville, Ga.

November

1 Valdosta, Ga.
2 Jacksonville, Fla.
3 Savannah, Ga.
5 Augusta, Ga.
6 Charleston, S. C.
7 Sumter, S. C.
8 Columbia, S. C.
9 Florence, S. C.
10 Charlotte, N. C.
12 Wilmington, N. C.
13 Fayetteville, N. C.
14 Raleigh, N. C.
15 Henderson, N. C.
16 Norfolk, Va.
17 Richmond, Va.
End of season, winter quarters Bridgeport, Conn.

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

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March/April

Mar. 21 - Apr. 20 New York,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 22-23 Reading, Pa.
24 Norristown, Pa.
25 Lancaster, Pa.
26 York, Pa.
27 Harrisburg, Pa.
29 Altoona, Pa.
Apr. 30 - May 1 Pittsburgh, Pa.

May

2 New Castle, Pa.
3 Steubenville, O.
4 Zanesville, O.
6-7 Cincinnati, O.
8 Springfield, O.
9 Dayton, O.
10 Hamilton, O.
11 Richmond, Ind.
13 Louisville, Ky.
14 Columbus, Ind.
15 Indianapolis. Ind.
16 Terre Haute, Ind.
17 Evansville, Ind.
18 Vincennes, Ind.
20-25 St. Louis, Mo.
27 Belleville, Ill.
28 Murphysboro, Ill.
29 Centralia, Ill.
30 Decatur, Ill.
31 Mattoon, Ill.

June

1 Springfield, Ill.
3 Jacksonville, Ill.
4 Peoria, Ill.
5 Bloomington, Ill.
6 Danville, Ill.
8 Lafayette, Ind.
10 Ft. Wayne, Ind.
11 Lima, O.
12 Findlay, O.
13 Toledo, O.
15 Jackson, Mich.
17 Detroit, Mich.
18 Flint, Mich.
19 Saginaw, Mich.
21 Ionia, Mich.
22 Grand Rapids, Mich.
24 Kalamazoo, Mich.
25 Battle Creek, Mich.
26 South Bend, Ind.
27 Joliet, Ill.
28 Streator, Ill.
29 Aurora, Ill.

July

1 Milwaukee, Wis.
2 Madison, Wis.
3 Sparta, Wis.
4 LaCrosse, Wis.
5 Winona, Minn.
6 Eau Claire, Wis.
8 Minneapolis, Minn.
9 St. Paul, Minn.
10 Red Wing, Minn.
11 Mankato, Minn.
12 Marshall, Minn.
13 Watertown, S. D.
15 Sioux Falls, S. D.
16 Sioux City, Ia.
17 Mitchell, S. D.
18 Aberdeen, S. D.
19 Ortonville, Minn.
20 Fargo, N. D.
22 Grand Forks, N. D.
23 Crookston, Minn.
24 Fergus Falls, Minn.
25 St. Cloud, Minn.

July

26 Superior, Wis.
27 Duluth, Minn.
29 Ashland, Wis.
30 Ironwood Mich.
31 Rhinelander, Wis.

August

1 Wausau, Wis.
2 Appleton, Wis.
3 Menominee, Mich.
5 Escanaba, Mich.
6 Green Bay, Wis.
7 Fond du Lac, Wis.
8 Janesville, Wis.
9 Racine, Wis.
10 Elgin, Ill.
12 Rockford, Ill.
13 Dixon, Ill.
14 Freeport, Ill.
15 Dubuque, Ia.
16 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
17 Clinton, Ia.
19 Davenport, Ia.
20 Galesburg, Ill.
21 Quincy, Ill.
22 Keokuk, Ia.
23 Burlington, Ia.
24 Ottumwa, Ia.
26 Oskaloosa, Ia.
27 Marshalltown, Ia.
28 Waterloo, Ia.
29 Albert Lea, Minn.
30 Charles City, Ia.
31 Ft. Dodge, Ia.

September

2 Des Moines, Ia.
3 Chariton, Ia.
4 Creston, Ia.
5 Red Oak, Ia.
6 Nebraska City, Neb.
7 Lincoln, Neb.
9 Omaha, Neb.
10 Norfolk, Neb.
11 Grand Island, Neb.
12 York, Neb.
13 Beatrice, Neb.
14 St. Joseph, Mo.
16 Leavenworth, Kan.
17 Atchison, Kan.
18 Chillicothe, Mo.
19 Hannibal, Mo.
20 Moberly, Mo.
21 Marshall, Mo.
23 Kansas City, Mo.
24 Ft. Scott, Kan.
25 Springfield, Mo.
26 Joplin, Mo.
27 Parsons, Kan.
28 Pittsburg, Kan.
30 Ottawa, Kan.

October

1 Emporia, Kan.
2 Topeka, Kan.
3 Clay Center, Kan.
4 Beloit, Kan.
5 Salina, Kan.
7 Hutchinson, Kan.
8 Wichita, Kan.
9 Arkansas City, Kan.
10 Guthrie, Okla.
11 Oklahoma City, Okla.
12 McAlester, Okla.
14 Little Rock, Ark.
15 Brinkley, Ark.
16 Memphis, Tenn.
17 Dyersburg, Tenn.
End of season, winter quarters Bridgeport, Conn.

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

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March/April

Mar. 19 - Apr. 18 New York,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 20-25 Brooklyn
Apr. 27 - May 2 Philadelphia, Pa.

May

4-5 Washington, D. C.
6-7 Baltimore, Md.
8 Wilmington, Del.
9 Camden, N. J.
11 Atlantic City, N. J.
12 Bridgeton, N. J.
13 Trenton, N. J.
14 New Brunswick, N. J.
15 Elizabeth, N. J.
16 Long Branch, N. J.
18 Newark, N. J.
19 Jersey City, N. J.
20 Paterson, N. J.
21 Middletown, N. Y.
22 Kingston, N. Y.
23 Albany, N. Y.
25-30 Boston, Mass.

June

1 Lynn, Mass.
2 Salem, Mass.
3 Lowell, Mass.
4 Manchester, N. H.
5 Worcester, Mass.
6 Woonsocket, R. I.
8-9 Providence, R. I.
10 Fall River, Mass.
11 Newport, R. I.
12 New Bedford, Mass.
13 Brockton, Mass.
15 Springfield, Mass.
16 Hartford, Conn.
17 Waterbury, Conn.
18 New Haven, Conn.
19 Bridgeport, Conn.
20 Danbury, Conn.
22 Troy, N. Y.
23 Utica, N. Y.
24 Watertown, N. Y.
25 Syracuse, N. Y.
26 Rochester, N. Y.
27 Niagara Falls, N. Y.
29 Buffalo, N. Y.
30 Jamestown, N. Y.

July

1 Meadville, Pa.
2 Youngstown, O.
3 Canton, O.
4 Akron, O.
6 Wheeling, W. Va.
7 Uhrichsville, O.
8 Columbus, O.
9 Piqua, O.
10 Marion, Ind.
11 Anderson, Ind.
13 Champaign, Ill.
14 Kankakee, Ill.
15 Ottawa, Ill.
16 Rock Island, Ill.
17 Washington, Ia.
18 Centerville, Ia.
20 Kansas City, Mo.
21 Lawrence, Kan.
22 Junction City, Kan.
23 Marysville, Kan.
24 Fremont, Neb.
25 Kearney, Neb.
27-28 Denver, Colo.
29 Pueblo, Colo.
30 Colorado Springs, Colo.
31 Greeley, Colo.

August

1 Cheyenne, Wyo.
3 Ogden, Utah
4 Salt Lake City, Utah
5 Logan, Utah
6 Pocatello, Ida.
7 Shoshone, Ida.
8 Boise, Ida.
10 Baker, Ore.
11 LaGrande, Ore.
12 Walla Walla, Wash.
13 Garfield, Wash.
14 Spokane, Wash.
15 Wenatchee, Wash.
17 Vancouver, B. C.
18 Bellingham, Wash.
19 Everett, Wash.
20-21 Seattle, Wash.
22 Tacoma, Wash.
24 Centralia, Wash.
25-26 Portland, Ore.
27 Salem, Ore.
28 Albany, Ore.
29 Eugene, Ore.
31 Redding, Calif.

September

1 Chico, Calif.
2 Marysville, Calif.
3 Sacramento, Calif.
4 Santa Rosa, Calif.
5 Napa, Calif.
6-7 Oakland, Calif.
8 Watsonville, Calif.
9-13 San Francisco, Calif.
14 San Jose, Calif.
15 Stockton, Calif.
16 Merced, Calif.
17 Fresno, Calif.
18 Visalia, Calif.
19 Bakersfield, Calif.
21 Santa Barbara, Calif.
22-23 Los Angeles, Calif.
24 San Diego, Calif.
25 Santa Ana, Calif.
26 San Bernardino, Calif.
28 Phoenix, Ariz.
29 Tucson, Ariz.
30 Bisbee, Ariz.

October

1 Douglas, Ariz.
2 Deming, N. M.
3 El Paso, Tex.
5 Abilene, Tex.
6 Ft. Worth, Tex.
7 Dallas, Tex.
8 Waco, Tex.
9 Austin, Tex.
10 San Antonio, Tex.
12 Houston, Tex.
13 Mexia, Tex.
14 Denison, Tex.
15 Ardmore, Okla.
16 Shawnee, Okla.
17 Enid, Okla.
19 Tulsa, Okla.
20 Muskogee, Okla.
21 Ft. Smith, Ark.
22 Mena, Ark.
23 Texarkana, Ark.
24 Shreveport La.
25 Natchitoches, La.
26 Alexandria, La.
27 Lafayette, La.
28 Lake Charles, La.
29 New Iberia, La.
Oct. 30 - Nov 1 New Orleans, La.

November

2 McComb, Miss.
3 Jackson, Miss.
4 Yazoo City, Miss.
5 Clarksdale, Miss.
End of season, winter quarters Bridgeport, Conn.

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

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April

1-27 Chicago, Coliseum
29 Champaign, Ill.
30 Bloomington, Ill.

May

1 Springfield, Ill.
3-8 St. Louis, Mo.
10 Indianapolis, Ind.
11 Danville, Ill.
12 Terre Haute, Ind.
13 Evansville, Ind.
14 Owensboro, Ky.
15 Louisville, Ky.
17-18 Cincinnati, O.
19 Dayton, O.
20 Columbus, O.
21 Coshocton, O.
22 Wheeling, W. Va.
24-25 Pittsburgh, Pa.
26 Uniontown, Pa.
27 Greensburg, Pa.
28 Johnstown, Pa.
29 Altoona, Pa.
31 Harrisburg, Pa.

June

1 York, Pa.
2 Lancaster, Pa.
3 Reading, Pa.
4 Allentown, Pa.
5 Easton, Pa.
7 Scranton, Pa.
8 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
9 Sunbury, Pa.
10 Williamsport, Pa.
11 Olean, N. Y.
12 Warren, Pa.
14 Cleveland, O.
15 Marion, O.
16 Toledo, O.
17 Detroit, Mich.
18 Jackson, Mich.
19 South Bend, Ind.
21 Milwaukee, Wis.
22 Tomah, Wis.
23 St. Paul, Minn.
24 Minneapolis, Minn.
25 Little Falls, Minn.
26 Duluth, Minn.
28 Grand Forks, N. D.
29 Devils Lake, N. D.
30 Brandon, Man.

July

1 Winnipeg, Man.
2 Grafton, N. D.
3 Fargo, N. D.
5 Aberdeen, S. D.
6 Watertown, S. D.
7 Huron, S. D.
8 Sioux Falls, S. D.
9 Sheldon, Ia.
12 Lincoln, Neb.
13 Omaha, Neb.
14 Atlantic, Ia.
15 Des Moines, Ia.
16 Boone, Ia.
17 Marshalltown, Ia.
19 Mason City, Ia.
20 Ft. Dodge, Ia.
21 Waterloo, Ia.
22 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
23 Iowa City, Ia.
24 Davenport, Ia.
26 Dubuque, Ia.
27 Rockford, Ill.
28 Madison, Wis.
29 Fond du Lac, Wis.
30 Janesville, Wis.
31 Elgin, Ill.

August

2 Kalamazoo, Mich.
3 Grand Rapids, Mich.
4 Battle Creek, Mich.
5 Lansing, Mich.
6 Flint, Mich.
7 Saginaw, Mich.
9 Port Huron, Mich.
10 London, Ont.
11 Berlin, Ont.
12 Toronto, Ont.

August

13 Hamilton, Ont.
14 Brantford, Ont.
16 Adrian, Mich.
17 Fremont, O.
18 Lima, O.
19 Mansfield, O.
20 Mt. Vernon, O.
21 Springfield, O.
23 Richmond, Ind.
24 Logansport, Ind.
25 Lafayette, Ind.
26 Decatur, Ill.
27 Peoria, Ill.
28 Galesburg, Ill.
30 Quincy, Ill.
31 Kirksville, Mo.

September

1 Ottumwa, Ia.
2 Creston, Ia.
3 Clarinda, Ia.
4 Kansas City, Mo.
6 St. Joseph, Mo.
7 Topeka, Kan.
8 Salina, Kan.
9 Great Bend, Kan.
10 Hutchinson, Kan.
11 Wichita, Kan.
13 Bartlesville, Okla.
14 Coffeyville, Kan.
15 Joplin, Mo.
16 Springfield, Mo.
17 Pittsburg, Kan.
18 Chanute, Kan.
20 Winfield, Kan.
21 Guthrie, Okla.
22 Oklahoma City, Okla.
23 McAlester, Okla.
24 Danville, Ark.
25 Little Rock, Ark.
27 Memphis, Tenn.
28 Corinth, Miss.
29 Florence, Ala.
30 Columbia, Tenn.

October

1 Nashville, Tenn.
2 Bowling Green, Ky.
4 Decatur, Ala.
5 Huntsville, Ala.
6 Chattanooga, Tenn.
7 Knoxville, Tenn.
8 Johnson City, Tenn.
9 Bristol, Tenn.
11 Asheville, N. C.
12 Statesville, N. C.
13 Winston- Salem, N. C.
14 Roanoke, Va.
15 Lynchburg, Va.
16 Danville, Va.
18 Richmond, Va.
19 Petersburg, Va.
20 Norfolk, Va.
21 Rocky Mount, N. C.
22 Raleigh, N. C.
23 Durham, N. C.
25 Greensboro, N. C.
26 Charlotte, N. C.
27 Spartanburg, S. C.
28 Greenville, S. C.
29 Anderson, S. C.
30 Columbia, S. C.

November

1 Augusta, Ga.
2 Charleston, S. C.
3 Savannah, Ga.
4 Waycross, Ga.
5 Jacksonville, Fla.
6 Valdosta, Ga.
8 Macon, Ga.
9 Atlanta, Ga.
10 Anniston, Ala.
11 Gadsden, Ala.
12 Birmingham, Ala.
13 Montgomery, Ala.
15 Pensacola, Fla.
16 Mobile, Ala.
17 Meridian, Miss.
18 Columbus, Miss.
19 Tuscaloosa, Ala.
20 Okolona, Miss.
End of season, winter quarters Bridgeport, Conn.

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

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March/April

Mar. 24 - Apr. 22 New York,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 25-30 Brooklyn

May

2-7 Philadelphia, Pa.
9-10 Washington, D. C.
11-12 Baltimore, Md.
13 Wilmington, Del.
14 Trenton, N. J.
16 Newark, N. J.
17 Jersey City, N. J.
18 Paterson, N. J.
19 Newburgh, N. Y.
20 Kingston, N. Y.
23 Buffalo, N. Y.
24 Rochester, N. Y.
25 Syracuse, N. Y.
26 Utica, N. Y.
27 Albany, N. Y.
28 Troy, N. Y.
May 30 - Jun. 4 Boston, Mass.

June

6 Lynn, Mass.
7 Salem, Mass.
8 Lawrence, Mass.
9 Manchester, N. H.
10 Lowell, Mass.
11 Fitchburg, Mass.
13 Worcester, Mass.
14 Woonsocket, R. I.
15 Providence, R. I.
16 Fall River, Mass.
17 New Bedford, Mass.
18 Pawtucket, R. I.
20 Springfield, Mass.
21 Hartford, Conn.
22 Waterbury, Conn.
23 New Haven, Conn.
24 Bridgeport, Conn.
25 Danbury, Conn.
27 Gloversville, N. Y.
28 Little Fallls, N. Y.
29 Auburn, N. Y.
30 Albion, N. Y.

July

1 Niagara Falls, N. Y.
2 Jamestown, N. Y.
4 Erie, Pa.
5 New Brighton, Pa.
6 Youngstown, O.
7 Canton, O.
8 Akron, O.
9 Bucyrus, O.
11 Lima, O.
12 Van Wert, O.
13 Ft. Wayne, Ind.
14 Anderson, Ind.
15 Marion, Ind.
16 Elkhart, Ind.
18 Kankakee, Ill.
19 Pontiac, Ill.
20 LaSalle, Ill.
21 Moline. Ill.
22 Muscatine, Ia.
23 Centerville, Ia.
25 Kansas City, Mo.
26 Junction City, Kan.
27 Beatrice, Neb.
28 Fremont, Neb.
29 Grand Island, Neb.
30 Kearney, Neb.

August

1 Denver, Colo.
2 Colorado Springs, Colo.
3 Boulder, Colo.
4 Greeley, Colo.
5 Cheyenne, Wyo.
6 Rock Springs, Wyo.
8 Salt Lake City, Utah
9 Provo, Utah
10 Ogden, Utah
11 Idaho Falls, Ida.
12 Butte, Mont.
13 Missoula, Mont.
15 Spokane, Wash.
16 North Yakima, Wash.
17 Tacoma, Wash.
18 Everett, Wash.
19 Bellingham, Wash.
20 Vancouver, B. C.
22-23 Seattle, Wash.
24 Centralia, Wash.
25-26 Portland, Ore.
27 Salem, Ore.
29 Medford, Ore.
30 Redding, Calif.
31 Chico, Calif.

September

1 Sacramento, Calif.
2 Santa Rosa, Calif.
3 Napa, Calif.
4-5 Oakland, Calif.
6 Salinas, Calif.
7 Santa Cruz, Calif.
8-12 San Francisco, Calif.
13 San Jose, Calif.
14 Stockton, Calif.
15 Fresno, Calif.
16 Visalia, Calif.
17 Bakersfield, Calif.
19 Santa Barbara, Calif.
20-21 Los Angeles, Calif.
22 San Diego, Calif.
23 Santa Ana, Calif.
24 San Bernardino, Calif.
26 Phoenix, Ariz.
27 Tucson, Ariz.
28 Bowie, Ariz.
29 El Paso, Tex.

October

1 Abilene, Tex.
3 Dallas, Tex.
4 Hillsboro, Tex.
5 Waco, Tex.
6 Temple, Tex.
7 Austin, Tex.
8 San Antonio, Tex.
10 Houston, Tex.
11 Beaumont, Tex.
12 Navasota, Tex.
13 Corsicana, Tex.
14 Waxahachie, Tex.
15 Ft. Worth, Tex.
17 Ardmore, Okla.
18 Shawnee, Okla.
19 Enid, Okla.
20 Tulsa, Okla.
21 Muskogee, Okla.
22 Ft. Smith, Ark.
24 Texarkana, Ark.
25 Shreveport, La.
26 Alexandria, La.
27 Crowley, La.
28 New Iberia, La.
29-30 New Orleans, La.
31 McComb, Miss.

November

1 Jackson, Miss.
2 Yazoo City, Miss.
3 Greenwood, Miss.
4 Greenville, Miss.
5 Clarksdale, Miss.
End of season, winter quarters Bridgeport, Conn.

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

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