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Program
Great American Rail-Trail
Subject
Arts & Culture, People, Site
Location
886 W Main St, Peru, IN 46970, USA
Lat/Long
40.74493, -86.092812
Grant Recipient
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Historic Marker
“CIRCUS CITY”
Inscription
“CIRCUS CITY”
FROM 1892-1941, PERU
SERVED AS WINTER HEADQUARTERS
FOR SEVERAL AMERICAN CIRCUSES,
HOUSING PERFORMERS, ANIMALS
AND CIRCUS EQUIPMENT.
NICKEL PLATE TRAIL
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2024
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