Circus Could Not Cross

ID: 1614 ~ Source: Butler, Marian C., interviewed by Janelle Easely, January 29, 1976, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Marian C. Butler tells a story of the first circus that came to Waco, and the effort it took to get the animals across the river.

This file appears in: Waco Suspension Bridge

By Caleb Vinson & Amanda Sawyer
In the years leading up to 1870, the Brazos River proved to be both a blessing and a curse to the city of Waco. During that time, no bridges spanned the eight hundred miles of river flowing through Central Texas, forcing cattle drivers moving up the…