Worth The Drive: Circus Boneyard
Showmen's Rest is marked off by granite posts, each topped by a small elephant statue. In the center is a large headstone with a carving of a performing elephant up on two feet. Underneath is etched "A Tribute To All Showmen Under God's Big Top."
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Worth The Drive: Circus Boneyard
A short drive north takes you to The Mount Olivet Cemetery in Hugo, Oklahoma, which has a special section known as “Showmen's Rest” dedicated to dead circus performers. There's nothing macabre about the funerary grounds marked by elephant topped monuments and tributes to “all showmen under God’s big top,” from animal trainers to jugglers to high wire artists.
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