Gainesville Community Circus
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This marker stands front of an unused bit of land near the intersection of I-35 and W. California St., facing S. Culberson in Gainesville.
Waymark Code: WMA9V5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2010
Views: 12
Marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data
Index Entry: Gainesville Community Circus
Address: 101 South Culberson
City: Gainesville
County: Cooke
Subject Codes: fairs and festivals
Year Marker Erected: 1975
Marker Location: 101 South Culberson (next to Chamber of Commerce), Gainesville.
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 2098
Marker Text:
Editor A. Morton Smith (1903-57) organized and promoted this show after a circus parody by the town's little theater group in 1930 revealed many talented amateurs. Chartered as a non-profit corporation, the community circus used its earnings to buy tents, trucks, and costumes. Local performers practiced their acts with circus professionals who spent the winters here. Touring in the summers through Texas and neighboring states, the popular show won national fame. The Gainesville Circus declined after 1954, when a fire destroyed most of its equipment. (1975)
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