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- Delavan, Wisconsin - Circus Dead Buried Here The cemetery in Delavan, Wisconsin has colorful circus markers on some of the graves. I know this because I used to live in front of that cemetery. Every year, there were tours of the cemetery and the mausoleum. I went one year and they showed us pictures of all the late performers, how they died and where they were buried. Sorry, but I really can't remember any names. I know that one circus owner is buried in a glass coffin only a feet down because he was claustrophobic. Many people in the town will tell you that their are many circus animals (including a few elephants) buried in the land in front of the cemetery. There used to be a circus museum in Delevan. I think that it is still there. The town prides itself on the fact that they too were winter quarters for many circuses. [Lia Mittelstadt, 07/03/1999][RA: From 1847-94, no fewer than 26 circuses had their winter quarters in Delavan.]
Delavan, Wisconsin - Statue of Romeo, The Killer Elephant
A pugnacious pachyderm with five kills to his credit, but the town still loves him. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
Statue of Romeo, The Killer Elephant:
Address: Main Street, Delavan, WI [Show Map]
Directions: Downtown, on the north side of Hwy 11 (Walworth Ave.), between 2nd and Main Sts.
Phone: 262-728-5095
