Talk:Circus of Pepin and Breschard

Pennsylvania Mid‑importance

	Pennsylvania portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Pennsylvania, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Pennsylvania on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PennsylvaniaWikipedia:WikiProject PennsylvaniaTemplate:WikiProject PennsylvaniaPennsylvania articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

Pittsburgh Mid‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Pittsburgh, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Pittsburgh and its metropolitan area on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PittsburghWikipedia:WikiProject PittsburghTemplate:WikiProject PittsburghPittsburgh articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

Philadelphia High‑importance

	Philadelphia portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Philadelphia, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Philadelphia on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PhiladelphiaWikipedia:WikiProject PhiladelphiaTemplate:WikiProject PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

Sources

http://www.circusinamerica.org/public/people/public_show/145

http://www.circushistory.org/Thayer/Thayer3e.htm

There is a minor disagreement as to Pepin's place of birth, Pennsylvania or New York. I side with the New York contingent. Either way, the distinction between Ricketts' Circus and the Circus of Pepin and Breschard remains, "The First Circus in America," and "The First American Circus."

FOR REFERENCE ONLY: A new book has been published concerning the Circus of Pepin and Breschard. For more information, www.CircusRider.org 76.247.137.66 (talk) 18:04, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]