Circus Historical Society
Rogers Bros. Circus
-
Route courtesy of Pfening collection. There may be spelling errors.
Rogers Bros. 3-Ring Circus, 1948
|
February
14 - La Grange, Texas 15 - Sunday, enroute 16 - Goliad, Texas 17 - Aransas Pass, Texas 18 - Mathis, Texas 19 - Freer, Texas 20 - Benavides, Texas 21 - Hebbronville, Texas 22 - Sunday, enroute 23 - Falfurrias, Texas 24 - Edinburg, Texas 25 - Alamo, Texas 26 - Weslaco, Texas 27 - Mercedes, Texas 28 - La Feria, Texas 29 - Sunday, enroute March 1 - Brownsville, Texas 2 - Port Isabel, Texas 3 - San Benito, Texas 4 - Raymondville, Texas 5 - Edcouch, Texas 6 - Mission, Texas 7 - Sunday, enroute 8 - Laredo, Texas 9 - Carrizo Springs, Texas 10 - Dilley, Texas 11 - Devine, Texas 12 - Nixon, Texas 13 - San Marcos, Texas 14 - Sunday, enroute 15 - Smithville, Texas 16 - Brenham, Texas 17 - Hempstead, Texas 18 - Madisonville, Texas 19 - Huntsville, Texas 20 - Groveton, Texas 21 - Sunday, enroute 22 - Livingston, Texas 23 - Jasper, Texas 24 - Leesville, Louisiana 25 - Natchitoches, Louisiana 26 - Winnfield, Louisiana 27 - Ruston, Louisiana 28 - Sunday, enroute 29 - Rayville, Louisiana 30 - Yazoo City, Mississippi 31 - Canton, Mississippi April 1 - Winona, Mississippi 2 - Water Valley, Mississippi 3 - Grenada, Mississippi 4 - Sunday, enroute 5 - Boonville, Mississippi 6 - Savannah, Tennessee 7 - Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 8 - Fayetteville, Tennessee 9 - McMinnville, Tennessee 10 - Crossville, Tennessee 11 - Sunday, enroute 12 - Clinton, Tennessee 13 - Tazewell, Tennessee 14 - Rogersville, Tennessee 15 - Kingsport, Tennessee 16 - Big Stone Gap, Virginia 17 - Grundy, Virginia 18 - Sunday, enroute 19 - Beckley, West Virginia 20 - Oak Hill, West Virginia 21 - Gauley Bridge, West Virginia 22 - Spencer, West Virginia 23 - Parkersburg, West Virginia 24 - Marietta, Ohio 25 - Sunday, enroute 26 - Weston, West Virginia 27 - Clarksburg, West Virginia 28 - Morgantown, West Virginia 29 - Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 30 - Masontown, Pennsylvania May 1 - Greensburg, Pennsylvania 2 - Sunday, enroute 3 - McKeesport, Pennsylvania 4 - Latorbe, Pennsylvania 5 - Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania 6 - South New Kingston, Pennsylvania 7 - Herminie, Pennsylvania 8 - Jeanette, Pennsylvania 9 - Sunday, enroute 10 - Apollo, Pennsylvania 11 - Blawnox, Pennsylvania 12 - Ambridge, Pennsylvania 13 - Baden, Pennsylvania 14 - East Liverpool, Ohio 15 - East Palestine, Ohio 16 - Sunday, enroute 17 - New Brighton, Pennsylvania 18 - Elwood City, Pennsylvania 19 - Franklin, Pennsylvania 20 - Oil City, Pennsylvania 21 - Brookville, Pennsylvania 22 - Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania 23 - Sunday, enroute 24 - Curwensville, Pennsylvania 25 - Clearfield, Pennsylvania 26 - Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania 27 - Milesburgh, Pennsylvania 28 - Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania 29 - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 30 - Sunday, enroute 31 - Berwick, Pennsylvania June 1 - Danville, Pennsylvania 2 - Girardville, Pennsylvania 3 - Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania 4 - Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania 5 - Lansford, Pennsylvania 6 - Sunday, enroute 7 - West Hazelton, Pennsylvania 8 - Alden, Pennsylvania 9 - Plymouth, Pennsylvania 10 - East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 11 - Bangor, Pennsylvania 12 - Walnutport, Pennsylvania 13 - Sunday, enroute 14 - Pottsville, Pennsylvania 15 - Williamstown, Pennsylvania 16 - Millersburg, Pennsylvania 17 - Newport, Pennsylvania 18 - Lewistown, Pennsylvania 19 - Orbisonia, Pennsylvania 20 - Sunday, enroute 21 - Robertsdale, Pennsylvania 22 - McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania 23 - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 24 - Everett, Pennsylvania 25 - Bedford, Pennsylvania 26 - Somerset, Pennsylvania 27 - Sunday, enroute 28 - Rowelsburg, West Virginia 29 - Thomas, West Virginia 30 - Parsons, West Virginia |
July
1 - Elkins, West Virginia 2 - Bellington, West Virginia 3 - Phillipi, Virginia 4 - Sunday, enroute 5 - Glenville, West Virginia 6 - Grantsville, West Virginia 7 - Harrisville, West Virginia 8 - Paden City, West Virginia 9 - Mannington, West Virginia 10 - Pine Grove, West Virginia 11 - Sunday, enroute 12 - Ravenswood, West Virginia 13 - Point Pleasant, West Virginia 14 - Nitro, West Virginia 15 - Chelyan, West Virginia 16 - Fayettesville, West Virginia 17 - Cowen, West Virginia 18 - Sunday, enroute 19 - Webster Springs, West Virginia 20 - Summerville, West Virginia 21 - Rainelle, West Virginia 22 - Alderson, West Virginia 23 - Union, West Virginia 24 - Pearisburg, Virginia 25 - Sunday, enroute 26 - Princeton, West Virginia 27 - Matoaka, West Virginia 28 - Vivian, West Virginia 29 - Keystone, West Virginia 30 - Kimball, West Virginia 31 - Bramwell, West Virginia August 1 - Sunday, enroute 2 - Anawalt, West Virginia 3 - War, West Virginia 4 - Bishop, West Virginia 5 - Richland, Virginia 6 - Honaker, Virginia 7 - St. Paul, Virginia 8 - Sunday, enroute 9 - Norton, Virginia 10 - Wise, Virginia 11 - Whitesburg, Kentucky 12 - Hazard, Kentucky 13 - Hindman, Kentucky 14 - Garrett, Kentucky 15 - Sunday, enroute 16 - McDowell, Kentucky 17 - Wheelwright, Kentucky 18 - Pikeville, Kentucky 19 - Prestonburg, Kentucky 20 - Paintsville, Kentucky 21 - Salyersville, Kentucky 22 - Sunday, enroute 23 - West Liberty, Kentucky 24 - Frenchburg, Kentucky 25 - Mt. Sterling, Kentucky 26 - Berea, Kentucky 27 - Danville, Kentucky 29 - Sunday, enroute 30 - Liberty, Kentucky 31 - Campbellsville, Kentucky September 1 - Grunsburg, Kentucky 2 - Columbia, Kentucky 3 - Edmonton, Kentucky 4 - Tompkinsville, Kentucky 5 - Sunday, enroute 6 - Glasgow, Kentucky 7 - Burkesville, Kentucky 8 - Albany, Kentucky 9 - Monticello, Kentucky 10 - Somerset, Kentucky 11 - Whitey City, Kentucky 12 - Sunday, enroute 13 - Oneida, Tennessee 14 - Jamestown, Tennessee 15 - LIvingston, Tennessee 16 - Gainesboro, Tennessee 17 - Carthage, Tennessee 18 - Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee 19 - Sunday, enroute 20 - Lafayette, Tennessee 21 - Hartsville, Tennessee 22 - Gallatin, Tennessee 23 - Scottsville, Kentucky 24 - Franklin, Kentucky 25 - Portland, Tennessee 26 - Sunday, enroute 27 - Springfield, Tennessee 28 - Dickson, Tennessee 29 - Centerville, Tennessee 30 - Hohenwald, Tennessee October 1 - Linden, Tennessee 2 - Parsons, Tennessee 3 - Sunday, enroute 4 - Henderson, Tennessee 5 - Saltillo, Tennessee 6 - Adamsville, Tennessee 7 - Middletown, Tennessee 8 - Iuka, Mississippi [Luka?] 9 - Belmont, Mississippi 10 - Sunday, enroute 11 - Fulton, Mississippi 12 - Pontotoc, Mississippi 13 - Houston, Mississippi 14 - Eupora, Mississippi 15 - Louisville, Mississippi 16 - Macon, Mississippi 17 - Sunday, enroute 18 - DeKalb, Mississippi 19 - Philadelphia, Mississippi 20 - Newton, Mississippi 21 - Raleigh, Mississippi 22 - Magee, Mississippi 23 - Mendenhall, Mississippi 24 - Sunday, enroute 25 - Hazelhurst, Mississippi 26 - Monticello, Mississippi 27 - Prentiss, Mississippi 28 - Waynesboro, Mississippi 29 - Beaumont, Mississippi 30 - Leaksville, Mississippi 31 - Sunday, enroute November 1 - Lucedale, Mississippi 2 - Bayou La Batre, Alabama 3 - Chatom, Alabama 4 - Jackson, Alabama 5 - Grove Hill, Alabama 6 - Monroeville, Alabama 7 - Sunday, enroute 8 - Georgiana, Alabama 9 - Brantley, Alabama 10 - Geneva, Alabama 11 - Slocomb, Alabama 12 - New Brockton, Alabama 13 - Fort Gaines, Georgia 14 - Sunday, enroute 15 - Cuthbert, Georgia 16 - Eufaula, Alabama 17 - Abbeville, Alabama 18 - Clayton, Alabama 19 - Louisville, Alabama 20 - Edison, Georgia End of season |
Si Rubens, manager; Tommy Whiteside, mail agent. Number of days on tour, 291. Number of states visited, 11; cities visited, 239. Number of performances, 465. Longest run, from Mission to Laredo, Texas, 146 miles; shortest run, Keystone to Kimball, West Virginia, 3 miles. Number of miles traveled during season, 8,834 miles.
Copyright © 2005-2011
Circus Historical Society, Inc.
About CHS
Last modified July 2011.