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Erie County Soldiers' Monument
 
By Cosmos Mariner, August 25, 2013
Erie County Soldiers' Monument
(south side inscription)
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1 ► Pennsylvania, Erie County, Girard — Erie County Soldiers' Monument — "Dan Rice Monument" —
On Main Street West (U.S. 20) just west of South Park Row (Mechanic Street), in the median.
. . . — — Map (db m154574) HM WM
2 ► Pennsylvania, Erie County, Girard — Circus History —
On Main Street (U.S. 20) at South Park Row, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
America's most famous clown of the Nineteenth Century, Dan Rice (1823-1900), had the winter quarters of his circus in Girard from 1852 to 1875. The nearby Soldiers' Monument was donated by the versatile clown and showman, whose home stood opposite. — — Map (db m84770) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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