Circus Routes, Barnum & Bailey 1911-18

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Barnum & Bailey Routes, 1911 to 1918

1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918

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Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth, 1911 Route

March/April

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

May

1 Easton, Pa.
2 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
3 Scranton, Pa.
4 Allentown, Pa.
5 Reading, Pa.
6 Harrisburg, Pa.
8 Altoona, Pa.
9 Johnstown, Pa.
10 Greensburg, Pa.
11 Uniontown, Pa.
12 Fairmont, W. Va.
13 Wheeling, W. Va.
15-16 Pittsburgh, Pa.
17 New Castle, Pa.
18 Ashtabula, O.
19-20 Cleveland, O.
22 Columbus, O.
23 Dayton, O.
24-25 Cincinnati, O.
26 Hamilton, O.
27 Indianapolis, Ind.
May 29 - Jun. 3 St. Louis, Mo.

June

5 Terre Haute, Ind.
6 Danville, Ill.
7 Logansport, Ind.
8 Huntington, Ind.
9 Defiance, O.
10 Toledo, O.
12 Detroit, Mich.
13 Saginaw, Mich.
14 Lansing, Mich.
15 Grand Rapids, Mich.
16 Kalamazoo, Mich.
17 South Bend, Ind.
19 Milwaukee, Wis.
20 Janesville, Wis.
21 Rockford, Ill.
22 Madison, Wis.
23 LaCrosse, Wis.
24 Austin, Minn.
26-27 Minneapplis, Minn.
28 St. Paul, Minn.
29 Eau Claire, Wis.
30 Superior, Wis.

July

1 Duluth, Minn.
3 Fargo, N. D.
4 Wahpeton, N. D.
5 Aberdeen, S. D.
6 Watertown, S. D.
7 Sioux Falls, S. D.
8 Sioux City, Ia.
10 Lincoln, Neb.
11 Omaha, Neb.
12 Carroll, Ia.
13 Des Moines, Ia.
14 Boone, Ia.
15 Marshalltown, Ia.
17 Mason City, Ia.
18 Ft. Dodge, Ia.
19 Waterloo, Ia.
20 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
21 Ottumwa, Ia.
22 Iowa City, Ia.
24 Davenport, Ia.
25 Peoria, Ill.
26 Champaign, Ill.
27 Lafayette, Ind.
28 Portland, Ind.
29 Findlay, O.
31 Dunkirk, N. Y.

August

1 Olean, N. Y.
2 Hornell, N. Y.
3 Elmira, N. Y.
4 Waverly, N. Y.
5 Cortland, N. Y.
7 Binghamton, N. Y.
8 Oneonta, N. Y.
9 Glens Falls, N. Y.
10 Rutland, Vt.
11 Burlington, Vt.
12 Montpelier, Vt.
14 St. Albans, Vt.
15 St. John's, Que.
16 Montreal, Que.
17 Malone, N. Y.
18 Ogdensburg, N. Y.
19 Watertown, N. Y.
21 Niagara Falls, N. Y.
22 Hamilton, Ont.
23 Toronto, Ont.
24 Berlin, Ont.
25 Brantford, Ont.
26 London, Ont.
28 Port Huron, Mich.
29 Bay City, Mich.
30 Flint, Mich.
31 Owosso, Mich.

September

1 Jackson, Mich.
2 Bluffton, Ind.
4 Louisville, Ky.
5 Owensboro, Ky.
6 Evansville, Ind.
7 Mt. Carmel, Ill.
8 Centralia, Ill.
9 Decatur, Ill.
11 Springfield, Ill.
12 Galesburg, Ill.
13 Quincy, Ill.
14 Brookfield, Mo.
15 St. Joseph, Mo.
16 Topeka, Kan.
18 Wichita, Kan.
19 Enid, Okla.
20 Shawnee, Okla.
21 Oklahoma City, Okla.
22 Tulsa, Okla.
23 Coffeyville, Kan.
25 Joplin, Mo.
26 Springfield, Mo.
27 Vinita, Okla.
28 Muskogee, Okla.
29 McAlester, Okla.
30 Little Rock, Ark.

October

2 Memphis, Tenn.
3 Tupelo, Miss.
4 Birmingham, Ala.
5 Montgomery, Ala.
6 Columbus, Ga.
7 Macon, Ga.
9 Atlanta, Ga.
10 Athens, Ga.
11 Elberton, Ga.
12 Greenwood, S. C.
13 Anderson, S. C.
14 Greenville, S. C.
16 Spartanburg, S. C.
17 Charlotte, N. C.
18 Winston-Salem, N. C.
19 Greensboro, N. C.
20 Raleigh, N. C.
21 Dutham, N. C.
23 Portsmouth, Va.
24 Norfolk, Va.
25 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 Sauare Garden
Apr. 22-27 Brooklyn, N. Y.
Apr. 29 - May 4 Philadelphia, Pa.

May

6-7 Washington, D. C.
8-9 Baltimore, Md.
10 Wilmington, Del.
11 Trenton, N. J.
13 Newark, N.
14 Paterson, N. J.
15 Jersey City, N. J.
16 Kingston, N. Y.
17 Albany, N. Y
18 Utica, N. Y
20 Buffalo, N. Y.
21 Rochester, N. Y .
22 Syracuse, N. Y.
23 Schenectady, N. Y.
24 Troy, N. Y.
25 Pittsfield, Mass.
May 27 - Jun. 1 Boston, Mass.

June

3 Brockton, Mass.
4 New Bedford, Mass.
5 Fall River, Mass.
6 Providence, R. I.
7 Pawtucket, R. I.
8 Woonsocket, R. I.
10 Fitchburg, Mass.
11 Lowell, Mass.
12 Manchester, N. H.
13 Portland, Me.
14 Waterville, Me.
15 Bangor, Me.
17 Lewiston, Me.
18 Biddeford, Me.
19 Salem, Mass.
20 Lynn, Mass.
21 Worcester, Mass.
22 Holyoke, Mass.
24 Springfield, Mass.
25 Hartford, Conn.
26 Waterbury, Conn.
27 New Haven, Conn.
28 Bridgeport, Conn.
29 Stamford, Conn.

July

1 Long Branch, N. J.
2 New Brunswick, N. J.
3 Atlantic City, N. J.
4 Bridgeton, N. J.
5 Lancaster, Pa.
6 York, Pa.
8 Chambersburg, Pa.
9 Hagerstown, Md.
10 Cumberland, Md.
11 Clarksburg, W. Va.
12 Marietta, O.
13-Cambridge, O.
15 Zanesville, O.
16 Newark, O.
17 Mt. Vernon, O.
18 Akron, O.
19 Canton, O.
20 Mansfield, O.
22 Lima, O.
23 Ft. Wayne, Ind.
24 Elkhart, Ind.
25 Kankakee, Ill.
26 LaSalle, Ill.
27 Moline, Ill.
29 Kansas City, Mo.
30 Manhattan, Kan.
31 Norton, Kan.

August

1 Colorado Springs, Colo.
2 Denver, Colo.
3 Greeley, Colo.
5 Sheridan, Wyo.

August

6 Billings, Mont.
7 Great Falls, Mont.
8 Helena, Mont.
9 Butte, Mont.
10 Missoula, Mont.
12 Spokane, Wash.
13 Wenatchee, Wash.
14 Everett, Wash.
15 Centralia, Wash.
16-17 Portland, Ore.
19 Vancouver, B. C.
20 Bellingham, Wash.
21-22 Seattle, Wash.
23 Tacoma, Wash.
24 North Yakima, Wash.
26 Walla Walla, Wash.
27 LaGrande, Ore.
28 Boise, Ida.
29 Pocatello, Ida.
30 Ogden, Utah.
31 Salt Lake City, Utah.

September

2 Reno, Nev.
3 Auburn, Calif.
4 Sacramento, Calif.
5 Oakland, Calif.
6-9 San Francisco, Calif.
10 San Jose, Calif.
11 Stockton, Calif.
12 Fresno, Calif.
13 Visalia, Calif.
14 Bakersfield, Calif,
16-18 Los Angeles, Calif.
19 San Diego, Calif.
20 Santa Ana, Calif.
21 San Bernardino, Calif.
23 Phoenix, Ariz.
24 Tucson, Ariz.
25 Deming, N. M.
26 El Paso, Tex.
28 Abilene, Tex.
30 Ft. Worth, Tex.

October

1 Dallas, Tex.
2 Cleburne, Tex.
3 Hillsboro, Tex.
4 Waxahachie, Tex.
5 Waco, Tex.
7 San Antonio, Tex.
8 Austin, Tex.
9 Taylor, Tex.
10 Temple, Tex.
11 Brownwood, Tex.
12 San Angelo, Tex.
14 Altus, Okla.
15 Wichita Falls, Tex.
16 Gainesville, Tex.
17 Sherman, Tex.
18 McKinney, Tex.
19 Greenville, Tex.
21 Paris, Tex.
22 Texarkana, Ark.
23 Shreveport, La.
24 Longview, Tex.
25 Tyler, Tex.
26 Corsicana, Tex.
28 Galveston, Tex.
29 Houston, Tex.
30 Beaumont, Tex.
31 Opelousas, La.

November

1 Baton Rouge, La.
2-3 New Orleans, La.
4 Gulfport, Miss.
5 Mobile, Ala.
6 Pensacola, Fla.
7 Montgomery, Ala.
8 Selma, Ala.
9 Tuscaloosa, Ala.
11 Columbus, Miss.
12 Meridian, Miss.
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. 19 New York,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 21-26 Brooklyn
28 Easton, Pa.
29 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
30 Scranton, Pa.

May

1 Allentown, Pa.
2 Reading, Pa.
3 Harrisburg, Pa.
5 Altoona, Pa.
6 Johnstown, Pa.
7-8 Pittsburgh, Pa.
9 Wooster, O.
10 Marion, O.
12-17 St. Louis, Mo.
19 Terre Haute, Ind.
20 Danville, Ill.
21 Indianapolis, Ind.
22-23 Cincinnati, O.
24 Springfield, O.
26 Columbus, 0.
27 Uhrichsville, O.
28 Wheeling, W. Va.
29 Alliance, O.
30-31 Cleveland, O.

June

2 Toledo, O.
3 Flint, Mich.
4 Saginaw, Mich.
5 Alma, Mich.
6 Grand Rapids, Mich.
7 Lansing, Mich.
9-10 Detroit, Mich.
11 St. Thomas, Ont.
12 London, Ont.
13 Woodstock, Ont.
14 Stratford, Ont.
16 Berlin, Ont.
17 Brantford, Ont.
18 Hamilton, Ont.
19-20 Toronto, Ont.
21 Lindsay, Ont.
23 Peterborough, Ont.
24 Belleville, Ont.
25 Kingston, Ont.
26 Brockville, Ont.
27 Cornwall, Ont.
28 Ottawa, Ont.
Jun. 30 - Jul. 1 Montreal, Que.

July

2 Malone, N. Y.
3 Watertown, N. Y.
4 Auburn, N. Y.
5 Ithaca, N. Y.
7 Cortland, N. Y.
8 Binghamton, N. Y.
9 Elmira, N. Y.
10 Hornell, N. Y.
11 Olean, N. Y.
12 Niagara Falls, N. Y.
14 Battle Creek, Mich.
15 South Bend, Ind.
16 Elgin, Ill.
17 Racine, Wis.
18 Milwaukee, Wis.
19 Madison, Wis,
21-22 Minneapolis, Minn.
23 St. Paul, Minn.
24 Duluth, Minn.
25 Brainerd, Minn.
26 Grand Forks, N. D.
28 Winnipeg, Man.
29 Grafton, N. D.
30 Fargo, N. D.
31 Ortonville, Minn.

August

1 Aberdeen, S. D.
2 Watertown, S. D.
4 Sioux Falls, S. D.
5 Sioux City, Ia.
6 Omaha, Neb.
7 Columbus, Neb.
8 Grand Island, Neb.
9 Hastings, Neb.
11 Lincoln, Neb.
12 Atlantic, Ia.
13 Des Moines, Ia.
14 Ottumwa, Ia.
15 Burlington, Ia.
16 Oskaloosa, Ia.
18 Marshalltown, Ia.
19 Mason City, Ia.
20 Ft. Dodge, Ia.
21 Waterloo, Ia.
22 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
23 Iowa City, Ia.
25 Davenport, Ia.
26 Freeport, Ill.
27 Rockford, Ill.
28 Sterling, Ill.
29 Peoria, Ill.
30 Galesburg, Ill.

September

1 Quincy, Ill.
2 Hannibal, Mo.
3 Mexico, Mo.
4 Marshall, Mo.
5 Jefferson City, Mo.
6 Sedalia, Mo.
8 Clinton, Mo.
9 Springfield, Mo.
10 Joplin, Mo.
11 Pittsburg, Kan.
12 Ft. Scott, Kan.
13 Coffeyville, Kan.
15 Tulsa, Okla.
16 Muskogee, Okla.
17 Ft. Smith, Ark.
18 Russellville, Ark.
19 Pine Bluff, Ark.
20 Little Rock, Ark.
22 Memphis, Tenn.
23 Sheffield, Ala.
24 Huntsville, Ala.
25 Chattanooga, Tenn.
26 Knoxville, Tenn.
27 Asheville, N. C.
29 Winston-Salern, N. C.
30 Danville, Va.

October

1 Durham, N. C.
2 Goldsboro, N. C.
3 Rocky Mount, N. C.
4 New Bern, N. C.
6 Norfolk, Va.
7 Portsmouth, Va.
8 Henderson, N. C.
9 Raleigh, N. C.
10 Greensboro, N. C.
11 High Point, N. C.
13 Charlotte, N. C.
14 Spartanburg, S. C.
15 Greenville, S. C.
16 Anderson, S. C.
17 Columbia, S. C.
18 Augusta, Ga.
20 Savannah, Ga.
21 Waycross, Ga.
22 Jacksonville, Fla.
23 Valdosta, Ga.
24 Macon, Ga.
25 Columbus, Ga.
27 Atlanta, Ga.
28 Anniston, Ala.
29 Gadsden, Ala.
30 Birmingham, Ala.
31 Decatur, Ala.

November

1 Nashville, Tenn.
3 Louisville, Ky.
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. 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 York, Pa.
9 Wilmington, Del.
11 Atlantic City, N, J.
12 Bridgeton, N. J.
13 Camden, N. J.
14 Trenton, N. J.
15 Plainfield, N. J.
16 Long Branch, N, J.
18-19 Newark, N. J,
20 Jersey City, N. J.
21 Paterson, N. J.
22 Newburgh, N. Y.
23 Kingston, N. Y.
25 Buffalo, N. Y.
26 Rochester, N. Y.
27 Syracuse, N. Y.
29 Utica, N. Y.
29 Schenectady, N. Y.
30 Albany, N. Y.

June

1 Stamford, Conn.
2 Bridgeport, Conn.
3 New Haven, Conn.
4 Waterbury, Conn.
5 Hartford, Conn.
6 Holyoke, Mass.
8 Springfield, Mass.
9 Norwich, Conn.
10 Woonsocket, R. I.
11 Providence, R. I.
12 Fall River, Mass.
13 New Bedford, Mass.
15-20 Boston, Mass.
22 Lynn, Mass.
23 Salem, Mass.
24 Lawrence, Mass.
25 Manchester, N. H.
26 Lowell, Mass.
27 Fitchburg, Mass.
29 Worcester, Mass.
30 Pittsfield, Mass.

July

1 Troy, N. Y.
2 Glens Falls, N. Y.
3 Oneonta, N. Y.
4 Carbondale, Pa.
6 Williamsport, Pa.
7 DuBois, Pa.
8 Warren, Pa.
9 Jamestown, N. Y.
10 Erie, Pa.
11 Youngstown, O.
13 Akron, O.
14 Canton, O.
15 Mansfield, O.
16 Dayton, O.
17 Lima, O.
18 Ft. Wayne, Ind.
20 Kankakee, Ill.
21 Streator, Ill.
22 Bloomington, Ill.
23 LaSalle, Ill.
24 Rock Island, Ill.
25 Centerville, Ia.
27-28 Kansas City, Mo.
29 St. Joseph, Mo.
30 Topeka, Kan.
31 Wichita, Kan,

August

1 Hutchinson, Kan.
3 Colorado Springs, Colo.
4 Denver, Colo.
6 Ogden, Utah
7 Salt Lake City, Utah
8 Logan, Utah
10 Butte, Mont.
11 Missoula, Mont.
12 Spokane, Wash.
13 Pasco, Wash.
14 Walla Walla, Wash.
15 North Yakima, Wash.
17-18 Seattle, Wash.
19 Tacoma, Wash.
20 Everett, Wash.
21 Bellingham, Wash.
22 Vancouver, B. C.
24 Centralia, Wash.
25-26 Portland, Ore.
27 Salem, Ore.
28 Eugene, Ore.
29 Medford, Ore.
31 Chico, Calif.

September

1 Marysville, Calif.
2 Sacramento, Calif.
3 Napa, Calif.
4 Oakland, Calif.
5-7 San Francisco, Calif.
8 San Jose, Calif.
9 Stockton, Calif.
10 Fresno, Calif.
11 Visalia, Calif.
12 Bakersfield, Calif.
14-16 Los Angeles, Calif.
17 San Diego, Calif.
18 Santa Ana, Calif.
19 San Bernardino, Calif.
21 Phoenix, Ariz.
22 Tucson, Ariz.
23 Douglas, Ariz.
24 El Paso, Tex.
26 Abilene, Tex.
28 Ft. Worth, Tex.
29 Dallas, Tex.
30 Waco, Tex.

October

1 Taylor, Tex.
2 Austin, Tex.
3 San Antonio, Tex.
5 Galveston, Tex.
6 Houston, Tex.
7 Beaumont, Tex.
8 Lake Charles, La.
9 Alexandria, La.
10 Shreveport, La.
12 Ft. Smith, Ark.
13 Rogers, Ark.
14 Springfield, Mo.
15 Joplin, Mo.
16 Tulsa, Okla.
17 Enid, Okla.
19 Oklahoma City, Okla.
20 Ardmore, Okla.
21 Sherman, Tex.
22 Paris, Tex.
23 Texarkana, Ark.
24 Little Rock, Ark.
26 Memphis, Tenn.
End of season, winter quarters Bridgeport, Conn.

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

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April

1-24 New York,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 26 - May 1, Philadelphia, Pa.

May

3 Atlantic City, N. J.
4 Camden, N. J.
5 Lancaster, Pa.
6 Harrisburg, Pa.
7 Williamsport, Pa.
8 Sunbury, Pa.
10 Scranton, Pa.
11 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
12 Easton, Pa.
13 Allentown, Pa.
14 Reading, Pa.
15 Lebanon, Pa.
17 Altoona, Pa.
18 Johnstown, Pa.
19-20 Pittsburgh, Pa.
21 Wheeling, W. Va.
22 Uhrichsville, O.
24-25 Detroit, Mich.
26 Toledo, O.
27 Marion, O.
28-29 Cleveland, O.
31 Columbus, O.

June

1 Dayton, O.
2 Van Wert, O.
3 Jackson, Mich.
4 Flint, Mich.
5 Lansing, Mich.
7 Grand Rapids, Mich.
8 Kalamazoo, Mich.
9 Battle Creek, Mich.
10 South Bend, Ind.
11 Logansport, Ind.
12 Danville, Ill.
14 Indianapolis, Ind.
15 Terre Haute, Ind.
16 Decatur, Ill.
17 Peoria, Ill.
18 Davenport, Ia.
19 Dubuque, Ia.
21 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
22 Waterloo, Ia.
23 Mason City, Ia.
24 Ft Dodge, Ia.
25 Cherokee, Ia.
26 Sioux Falls, S. D.
28 Sioux City, Ia.
29 Mitchell, S. D.
30 Aberdeen, S. D.

July

1 Huron, S. D.
2 Watertown, S. D.
3 Willmar, Minn.
5 Fargo, N. D.
6 East Grand Forks, Minn.
7 Crookston, Minn.
8 Fergus Falls, Minn.
9 St. Cloud, Minn.
10 Duluth, Minn.
12-13 Minneapolis, Minn.
14 St. Paul, Minn.
15 Mankato, Minn.
16 Rochester, Minn.
17 Winona, Minn.
19 Charles City, Ia.
20 Albert Lea, Minn.
21 Iowa Falls, Ia.
22 Marshalltown, Ia.
23 Boone, Ia.
24 Carroll, Ia.
26 Omaha, Neb.
27 Fremont, Neb.
28 Norfolk, Neb.
29 Columbus, Neb.
30 York, Neb.
31 Broken Bow, Neb.

August

2 Grand Island, Neb.
3 Kearney, Neb.
4 Hastings, Neb.
5 Fairbury, Neb.
6 Lincoln, Neb.
7 Atlantic, Ia.
9 Des Moines, Ia.
10 Iowa City, Ia.
11 Clinton, Ia.
12 Sterling, Ill.
13 Rockford, Ill.
14 Freeport, Ill.
16 Milwaukee, Wis.
17 Beloit, Wis.
18 Madison, Wis.
19 Watertown, Wis.
20 Portage, Wis.
21 Stevens Point, Wis.
23 Fond du Lac, Wis.
24 Oshkosh, Wis.
25 Appleton, Wis.
26 Wausau, Wis.
27 Green Bay, Wis.
28 Menominee, Mich.
30 Sheboygan, Wis.
31 Kenosha, Wis.

September

1 Aurora, Ill.
2 Galesburg, Ill.
3 Canton, Ill.
4 Quincy, Ill.
6 Springfield, Ill.
7 Champaign, Ill.
8 Crawfordsville, Ind.
9 Marion, Ind.
10 Kokomo, Ind.
11 Muncie, Ind.
13 Springfield, O.
14 Tiffin, O.
15 Mt. Vernon, O.
16 Canton, O.
17 New Castle, Pa.
18 Sharon, Pa.
20 McKeesport, Pa.
21 Connellsville, Pa.
22 Charleroi, Pa.
23 Butler, Pa.
24 Washington, Pa.
25 Parkersburg, W. Va.
27 Charleston, W. Va.
28 Huntington, W. Va.
29 Chillicothe, O.
30 Xenia, O.

October

1 Greenville, O.
2 Anderson, Ind.
4 Mattoon, Ill.
5 Murphysboro, Ill.
6 Marion, Ill.
7 Harrisburg, Ill.
8 Evansville, Ind.
9 Madisonville, Ky.
11 Nashville, Tenn.
12 Bowling Green, Ky.
13 Louisville, Ky.
14 Lexington, Ky.
15 Richmond, Ky.
16 Knoxville, Tenn.
18 Atlanta, Ga.
19 Athens, Ga.
20 Augusta, Ga.
21 Columbia, S. C.
22 Anderson, S. C.
23 Greenville, S. C.
25 Spartanburg, S. C.
26 Charlotte, N. C.
27 Winston- Salem, N. C.
28 Danville, Va.
29 Raleigh, N. C.
30 Wilson, N. C.

November

1 Norfolk, Va.
2 Petersburg, Va.
3 Richmond, Va.
End of season, winter quarters Bridgeport, Conn.

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

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April

Apr. 6 - Apr. 29 New York,
Madison Square Garden

May

1-6 Philadelphia, Pa.
8-9 Washington, D. C.
10-11 Baltimore, Md.
12 Wilmington, Del.
13 Atlantic City, N. J.
15 Camden, N. J.
16 Newark, N. J.
17 Trenton, N. J.
18 Paterson, N. J.
19 Kingston, N. Y.
20 Schenectady, N. Y.
22 Buffalo, N. Y.
23 Rochester, N. Y.
24 Syracuse, N. Y.
25 Utica, N. Y.
26 Albany, N. Y.
27 Pittsfield, Mass.
May 29 - Jun. 3 Boston, Mass.

June

5 Springfield, Mass.
6 Holyoke, Mass.
7 Hartford, Conn.
8 New Haven, Conn.
9 Bridgeport, Conn.
10 Waterbury, Conn.
12 Stamford, Conn.
13 Norwich, Conn.
14 Worcester, Mass.
15 Fall River, Mass.
16 New Bedford, Mass.
17 Woonsocket, R. I.
19-20 Providence, R. I.
21 Brockton, Mass.
22 Fitchburg, Mass.
23 Lowell, Mass.
24 Nashua, N. H.
26 Lawrence, Mass.
27 Salem, Mass.
28 Lynn, Mass.
29 Portland, Me.
30 Waterville, Me.

July

1 Bangor, Me.
3 Lewiston, Me.
4 Biddeford, Me.
5 Portsmouth, N. H.
6 Manchester, N. H.
7 White River Junction, Vt.
8 Montpelier, Vt.
10 Burlington, Vt.
11 Rutland, Vt.
12 Troy, N. Y.
13 Newburgh, N. Y.
14 Newark, N. J.
15 Wilmington, Del.
17-18 Pittsburgh, Pa.
19 Youngstown, O.
20 Erie, Pa.
21 Niagara Falls, N. Y.
22 Jamestown, N. Y.
24 Akron, O.
25 Mansfield, O.
26 Lima, O.
27-29 Toledo, O.
31 Kankakee, Ill.

August

1 Bloomington, Ill.
2 LaSalle, Ill.
3 Rock Island, Ill.
4 Washington, Ia.
5 Centerville, Ia.
7 Kansas City, Mo.
8 St. Joseph, Mo.
9 Topeka, Kan.
10 Chanute, Kan.

August

11 Joplin, Mo.
12 Springfield, Mo.
14 Tulsa, Okla.
15 Oklahoma City, Okla.
16 Enid, Okla.
17 Wichita, Kan.
18 Hutchinson, Kan.
19 Great Bend, Kan.
21 Pueblo, Colo.
22 Colorado Springs, Colo.
23 Denver, Colo.
25 Sheridan, Wyo.
26 Billings, Mont.
28 Lewistown, Mont.
29 Great Falls, Mont.
30 Helena, Mont.
31 Butte, Mont.

September

1 Missoula, Mont.
2 Spokane, Wash.
4 Seattle, Wash.
5 Everett, Wash.
6 Tacoma, Wash.
7 Centralia, Wash.
8 Portland, Ore.
9 Salem, Ore.
11 Medford, Ore.
12 Chico, Calif.
13 Marysville, Calif.
14 Sacramento, Calif.
15 Oakland, Calif.
16-18 San Francisco, Calif.
19 San Jose, Calif.
20 Stockton, Calif.
21 Fresno, Calif.
22 Visalia, Calif.
23 Bakersfield, Calif.
25-27 Los Angeles, Calif.
28 San Diego, Calif.
29 Santa Ana, Calif.
30 San Bernardino, Calif.

October

2 Phoenix, Ariz.
3 Tucson, Ariz.
4 Douglas, Ariz.
5 El Paso, Tex.
7 Abilene, Tex.
9 Dallas, Tex.
10 Ft. Worth, Tex.
11 Waco, Tex.
12 Temple, Tex.
13 Austin, Tex.
14 San Antonio, Tex.
16 Galveston, Tex.
17 Houston, Tex.
18 Beaumont, Tex.
19 Lake Charles, La.
20 Alexandria, La.
21 Shreveport, La.
23 Greenville, Tex.
24 McKinney, Tex.
25 Corsicana, Tex.
26 Waxahachie, Tex.
27 Hillsboro, Tex.
28 Denton, Tex,
30 Wichita Falls, Tex.
31 Quanah, Tex.

November

1 Lawton, Okla.
2 Hobart, Okla.
3 Chickasha, Okla.
4 Shawnee, Okla.
6 Ardmore, Okla.
7 Sherman, Tex.
8 Bonham, Tex.
9 Paris, Tex.
10 Texarkana, Ark.
11 Little Rock, Ark.
13 Memphis, Tenn.
End of season, winter quarters Bridgeport, Conn.

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

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March/April

Mar. 29 - Apr. 28 New York,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 30 - May 5 Philadelphia, Pa.

May

7 Chester, Pa.
8 Pottsville, Pa.
9 Reading, Pa.
10 Allentown, Pa.
11 Easton, Pa.
12 Plainfield, N. J.
14 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
15 Scranton, Pa.
16 Binghamton, N. Y.
17 Elmira, N. Y.
18 Sunbury, Pa.
19 York, Pa.
21 Harrisburg, Pa.
22 Lewistown, Pa.
23 Altoona, Pa.
24 Johnstown, Pa.
25 Greensburg, Pa.
26 Charleroi, Pa.
28-30 Pittsburgh, Pa.
31 McKeesport, Pa., blowdown

June

2 Fairmont, W. Va.
4 Wheeling, W. Va.
5 Uhrichsville, O.
6 Alliance, O.
7-8 Cleveland, O.
9 Elyria, O.
11-12 Detroit, Mich.
13 Toledo, O.
14 Marion, O.
15 Columbus, O.
16 Newark, O.
18-19 Cincinnati, O.
20 Dayton, O.
21 Indianapolis, Ind.
22 Terre Haute, Ind.
23 Danville, Ill.
25 Peoria, Ill.
26 Davenport, Ia.
27 Cedar Rapids, Ia.
28 Waterloo, Ia.
29 Des Moines, Ia.
30 Boone, Ia.

July

2 Sioux City, Ia.
3 Sheldon, Ia.
4 Sioux Falls, S. D.
5 Watertown, S. D.
6 Aberdeen, S. D.
7 Jamestown, N. D.
9 Minot, N. D.
10 Devils Lake, N. D.
11 Grand Forks, N. D.
12 Fargo, N. D.
13 St. Cloud, Minn.
14 Duluth, Minn.
16-17 Minneapolis, Minn.
18 St. Paul, Minn.
19 Austin, Minn.
20 Faribault, Minn.
21 Rochester, Minn.
23 Mankato, Minn.
24 New Ulm, Minn.
25 Spencer, Ia.
26 Ft. Dodge, Ia.
27 Carroll, Ia.
28 Fremont, Neb.
30 Omaha, Neb.
31 Norfolk, Neb.

August

1 Grand Island, Neb.
2 Hastings, Neb.
3 Lincoln, Neb.
4 Clarinda, Ia.

August

6 Ottumwa, Ia.
7 Marshalltown, Ia.
8 Mason City, Ia.
9 Postville, Ia.
10 Oelwein, Ia.
11 Dubuque, Ia.
13 Rockford, Ill.
14 Madison, Wis.
15 Oshkosh, Wis.
16 Sheboygan, Wis.
17 Green Bay, Wis.
18 Appleton, Wis.
20 Milwaukee, Wis.
21 Janesville, Wis.
22 Aurora, Ill.
23 South Bend, Ind.
24 Battle Creek, Mich.
25 Jackson, Mich.
27 Detroit, Mich.
28 Flint, Mich.
29 Saginaw, Mich.
30 Lansing, Mich.
31 Grand Rapids, Mich.

September

1 Kalamazoo, Mich.
2-3 Chicago, Ill.
4 Gary, Ind.
5 Streator, Ill.
6 Sterling, Ill.
7 Kewanee, Ill.
8 Macomb, Ill.
10 East St. Louis, Ill.
11 Belleville, Ill.
12 Marion, Ill.
13 Murphysboro, Ill.
14 Mattoon, Ill.
15 Pana, Ill.
17 Alton, Ill.
18 Decatur, Ill.
19 Champaign, Ill.
20 Paris, Ill.
21 Vincennes, Ind.
22 Evansville, Ind.
24 Birmingham, Ala.
25 Gadsden, Ala.
26 Anniston, Ala.
27-28 Atlanta, Ga.
29 Chattanooga, Tenn.

October

1 Nashville, Tenn.
2 Paris, Tenn.
3 Paducah, Ky.
4 Cairo, Ill.
5 Jackson, Tenn.
6 Dyersburg, Tenn.
8 Memphis, Tenn.
9 Clarksdale, Miss.
10 Greenville, Miss.
11 Greenwood, Miss.
12 Jackson, Miss.
13 Brookhaven, Miss.
14-15 New Orleans, La.
16 Mobile, Ala.
17 Pensacola, Fla.
18 Montgomery, Ala.
19 Columbus, Ga.
20 Macon, Ga.
22 Athens, Ga.
23 Augusta, Ga.
24 Columbia, S. C.
25 Charlotte, N. C.
26 Hamlet, N. C.
27 Raleiqh, N. C.
29 Wilson, N. C.
30 Washington, N. C.
31 Norfolk, Va.

November

1 Petersburg, Va.
2 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. 25 - Apr. 20 New York,
Madison Square Garden
Apr. 22-27 Brooklyn, N. Y.
Apr. 29 - May 4 Philadelphia, Pa.

May

6-8 Washington, D. C.
9-11 Baltimore, Md.
13 Wilmington, Del.
14 Chester, Pa.
15 Atlantic City, N. J.
16 Camden, N. J.
17 Trenton, N. J.
18 New Brunswick, N. J.
20 Newark, N. J.
21 Jersey City, N. J.
22 Paterson, N J.
23 Newburgh, N. Y.
24 Kingston, N. Y.
25 Pittsfield, Mass.
May 27 - Jun. 1 Boston, Mass.

June

3 Lynn, Mass.
4 Salem, Mass.
5 Lawrence, Mass.
6 Lowell, Mass.
7 Manchester, N. H.
8 Fitchburg, Mass.
10 New Bedford, Mass.
11 Fall River, Mass.
12-13 Providence, R. I.
14 Worcester, Mass.
15 Springfield, Mass.
17 Hartford, Conn.
18 Waterbdry, Conn.
19 Meriden, Conn.
20 New Haven, Conn.
21 Bridgeport, Conn.
22 Stamford, Conn.
24 Albany, N. Y.
25 Schenectady, N. Y.
26 Utica, N. Y.
27 Syracuse, N. Y.
28 Rochester, N. Y.
29 Niagara Falls, N. Y.

July

1-2 Buffalo, N. Y.
3 Jamestown, N. Y.
4 Erie, Pa.
5 Youngstown, O.
6 Warren, O.
8 Akron, O.
9 Mansfield, O.
10 Lima, O.
11 Ft. Wayne, Ind.
12-14 Chicago, Ill.
15 Joliet, Ill.
16 Bloomington, Ill.
17 Jacksonville, Ill.
18 Quincy, Ill.
19 Kirksville, Mo.
20 Trenton, Mo.
22 Kansas City, Mo.

July

23 St. Joseph, Mo.
24 Atchison, Kan.
25 Topeka, Kan.
26 Junction City, Kan.
27 Salina, Kan.
29 Emporia, Kan.
30 Pittsburg, Kan.
31 Springfield, Mo.

August

1 Joplin, Mo.
2 Coffeyville, Kan.
3 Tulsa, Okla.
5 Oklahoma City, Okla.
6 Enid, Okla.
7 Arkansas City, Kan.
8 Wichita, Kan.
9 Hutchinson, Kan..
10 Great Bend, Kan.
12 Dodge City, Kan.
13 Pueblo, Colo.
14 Colorado Springs, Colo.
15 Denver, Colo.
16 Greeley, Colo.
17 Cheyenne, Wyo.
19 Salt Lake City, Utah
20 Ogden, Utah
21 Idaho Falls, Ida.
22 Butte, Mont.
23 Missoula, Mont.
24 Spokane, Wash.
26-27 Seattle, Wash.
28 Bellingham, Wash.
29 Everett, Wash.
30 Tacoma, Wash.
31 Centralia, Wash.

September

2 Portland, Ore.
5 Sacramento, Calif.
6 Oakland, Calif.
7-9 San Francisco, Calif.
10 San Jose, Calif.
11 Stockton, Calif.
12 Fresno, Calif.
13 Visalia, Calif.
14 Bakersfield, Calif.
16-18 Los Angeles, Calif.
19 San Diego, Calif.
20 Santa Ana, Calif.
21 San Bernardino, Calif.
23 Phoenix, Ariz.
24 Tucson, Ariz.
25 Douglas, Ariz.
26 El Paso, Tex.
28 Abilene, Tex.
30 Ft. Worth, Tex.

October

1 Dallas, Tex.
2 Corsicana, Tex.
3 Waco, Tex.
4 Austin, Tex.
5 San Antonio, Tex.
7 Galveston, Tex.
8 Houston, Tex.

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

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