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W. W. Cole Circus Route 1883

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William Washington Cole, proprietor

April

19 De Soto, Mo.
20 Cape Girardeau, Mo.
21 Fredericktown, Mo.
23-28 St. Louis, Mo.
30 Rolla, Mo.

May

1 Springfield, Mo.
2 Pierce City, Mo.
3 Fayetteville, Ark.
4 Ft. Smith, Ark.
5 Ozark, Ark.
7 Carthage, Mo.
8 Oswego, Kan.
9 Ft. Scott, Kan.
10 Rich Hill, Mo.
11 Harrisonville, Mo.
12 Ottawa, Kan.
14 Kansas City, Mo.
15 Leavenworth, Kan.
16 Atchinson, Kan.
17 Washington, Kan.
18 Mankato, Kan.
19 Concordia, Kan.
21 St. Joseph, Mo.
22 Cameron, Mo.
23 Trenton, Mo.
24 Centerville, Iowa
25 Keokuk, Iowa
26 Burlington, Iowa
28 Galesburg, Ill.
29 Peoria, Ill.
30 Rock Island, Ill.
31 Davenport, Ill.

June

1 Washington, Iowa
2 Oskaloosa, Iowa
4 Winterset, Iowa
5 Des Moines, Iowa
6 Marengo, Iowa
7 Iowa City, Iowa
8 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
9 Independence, Iowa
11 West Union, Iowa
12 Decora, Iowa
13 McGregor, Iowa
14 Boscobel, Wis.
15 Madison, Wis.
16 Whitewater, Wis.
18-19 Milwaukee, Wis.
20 Sheboygan, Wis.
21 Manitowoc, Wis.
22 Appleton, Wis.
23 Wausau, Wis.
25 Oshkosh, Wis.
26 Waupaca, Wis.
27 Portage City, Wis.
28 Stevens Point, Wis.
29 Eau Claire, Wis.
30 Menomonie, Wis.

July

2 Stillwater, Minn.
3 St. Paul, Minn.
4 Minneapolis, Minn.
5 Taylor Falls, Minn.
6 Duluth, Minn.
7 Brainerd, Minn.
9 Detroit Lakes, Minn.
10 Jamestown, N.Dak.
11 Bismarck, N.Dak.
12 Valley City, N.Dak.
13 Fargo, N.Dak.
14 Grand Forks, N.Dak.
16-17 Winnepeg, Canada
18 Brandon, Canada
19 Portage, Canada
20 Emerson, Canada
21 Crookston, Minn.
23 Breckenridge, Minn.
24 Willmar, Minn.
25 Shakopee, Minn.
26 Faribault, Minn.
27 Hastings, Minn.
28 Wabasha, Minn.
30 Winona, Minn.
31 Sparta, Wis.

August

1 La Crosse, Wis.
2 Lanesboro, Minn.
3 Austin, Minn.
4 Mason City, Iowa
6 Marshalltown, Iowa
7 Ottumwa, Iowa
8 Memphis, Mo.
9 Kirksville, Mo.
10 Macon, Mo.
11 Columbia, Mo.
13 Chillicothe, Mo.
14 Maryville, Mo.
15 Clarinda, Iowa
16 Council Bluffs, Iowa
17 Omaha, Neb.
18 Fremont, Neb.
20 Sioux City, Iowa
21 Cherokee, Iowa

      August

22 Ft. Dodge, Iowa
23 Webster City, Iowa
24 Waverly, Iowa
25 Osage, Iowa
27 Manchester, Iowa
28 Galena, Ill.
29 Platteville, Wis.
30 Mineral Point, Wis.
31 Monroe, Wis.

September

1 Beloit, Wis.
3 Racine, Wis.
4 Waukegan, Ill.
5 Kankakee, Ill.
6 Champaign, Ill.
7 Pontiac, Ill.
8 Clinton, Ill.
10 Lincoln, Ill.
1l Taylorville, Ill.
12 Edwardsville, Ill.
13 Washington, Mo.
14 Jefferson City, Mo.
15 Sedalia, Mo.
17 Warrensburg, Mo.
18 Booneville, Mo.
19 Moberly, Mo.
20 Mexico, Mo.
21 Carrollton, Mo.
22 Richmond, Mo.
24 Kansas City, Mo.
25 Butler, Mo.
26 Paola, Kan.
27 Greenfield, Mo.
28 Girard, Kan.
29 Joplin, Mo.

October

1 Olathe, Kan.
2 Ottawa, Kan.
3 Humboldt, Kan.
4 Independence, Kan.
5 Winfield, Kan.
6 Wellington, Kan.
8 Wichita, Kan.
9 Newton, Kan.
10 McPherson, Kan.
11 Marion Center, Kan.
12 Emporia, Kan.
1Z Parsons, Kan.
15 Muskogee, Okla.
16 Denison, Tex.
17 Sherman, Tex.
18 Gainesville, Tex.
19 Denton, Tex.
20 Dallas, Tex.
22 Belton, Tex.
23 Cleburne, Tex.
24 Ft. Worth, Tex.
25 Decatur, Tex.
26 Weatherford, Tex.
27 Terrell, Tex.
29 Greenville, Tex.
30 Bonham, Tex.
31 Paris, Tex.

November

1 Clarksville, Tex.
2 Texarkana, Tex.
3 Jefferson, Tex.
5 Shreveport, La.
6 Marshall, Tex.
7 Henderson, Tex.
8 Tyler, Tex.
9 Palestine, Tex.
10 Rockdale, Tex.
12 Waco, Tex.
13 Calvert, Tex.
14 Bryan, Tex.
15 Corsicana, Tex.
16 McKinney, Tex.
17 Waxahachie, Tex.
19 Navasota, Tex.
20 Brenham, Tex.
21 Austin, Tex.
22 Round Rock, Tex.
23 New Braunfels, Tex.
24 San Antonio, Tex.
26 Columbus, Tex.
27-28 Galveston, Tex.
29 Houston, Tex.
30 Beaumont, Tex.

December

1 Orange, Tex.
3 Vermillionville, La.
4 Opelousas, La.
5 Franklin, La.
6 Thibodeux, La.
7-15 New Orleans, La.
17 McComb, Miss.
18 Hazelhurst, Miss.
19 Canton, Miss.
20 Kowciusko, Miss.
21 Winona, Miss.
22 Granada, Miss.
24 Water Valley, Miss.
25 Holly Springs, Miss.
Winter quarters St. Louis Fairgrounds.

Source: "W. W. Cole's Circus Route of 1883," Banner Line, No. 284, April 15, 1971, pp. 5-7 (published by John Van Matre, Philadelphia, PA). Route by C. Higgins.

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