Medina in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Circus Pioneer
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
1. Circus Pioneer Marker
1930 Big three ring circus
owner wintered animals at
home here. Pioneered moving
circus with trucks.
Erected by Orleans County Historical Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 43° 12.919′ N, 78° 23.475′ W. Marker is in Medina, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of West Old Orchard Street and Gwinn Street, on the left when traveling west on West Old Orchard Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 905 Gwinn Street, Medina NY 14103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dedicated to All Military Veterans (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); NY Central Depot (approx. Ό mile away); The New York Central Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); Welcome to Historic Medina (approx. 0.3 miles away); D.A.A. Buck Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Medina Fire Department (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1860 Home Of George Anthony/1872 Home of (approx. 0.3 miles away); Medina's Immigrant Heritage (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medina.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
2. Circus Pioneer Marker - Westward
Marker is in the shade between the house and the sidewalk.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
3. Circus Pioneer Marker - Eastward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
4. Circus Pioneer Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 882 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 11, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
