Orton Brothers Circus in United States

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Orton Brothers Circus
Hero 1916.
Type	circus
Founded	1854
Opened for public	1854
Closed down	1932
Place	Ortonville
Country	United States
Related persons
Owner	-: Miles Orton 1854-1862: Hiram Orton


Directors	: R. Z. Orton

Performers & Artists
-: Norman Orton -: Gordon Orton -: Myron Orton -: Nellie Orton -1932: Bayard Orton -1932: Grace Orton -1932: Vernon Liedtke 1860: W. W. Cole 1860: Mary Cooke


Key People
Zoological department
Animal trainers
: Sarah Orton

Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants
-1916: Henry Newton (elephant trainer)

Record history
History of updates	2022-04-04

Latest document update	2022-04-04 14:55:16

Description

Orton Brothers Circus, in Ortonville, United States , was founded in 1854, opened for public in 1854. Orton Brothers Circus closed down in 1932.

Comments / pictures Orton Brothers Circus in United States United+States

Personnel of the old Miles Orton Circus outside a tent in their 1891-92 New Orleans quarters.

Orton Brothers Circus in United States United+States

R. Z. Orton with elephant Hero

Orton Brothers Circus in United States United+States

The bull Hero, who was shot in Elkton, 1916.

1932: At this time, the Great Depression made it difficult for most people to afford buying tickets for the circus and, in 1932, the Orton Brothers Circus was forced to close.

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Orton Brothers Circus, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=621. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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