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Hugo, Oklahoma: Showman's Rest and Bull Rider's Reprieve

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Mt. Olivet Cemetery

Address:
Cemetery Rd, Hugo, OK
Directions:
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, at the corner of Trice and 8th Sts. From town center, turn right immediately after Taco Mayo onto 8th St. Or take Rt. 70 bypass along the south edge of town and watch for Mt. Olivet Cemetery sign.
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Showman's Rest and Bull Rider's Reprieve.

Showman's Rest and Bull Rider's Reprieve

Special sections of this cemetery are set aside for circus performers and professional bull riders.

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Lane Frost Grave.

Lane Frost Grave - Greatest Bull Rider

Lane Frost is the greatest bull rider ever to ride, and subject of the major motion picture "8 Seconds." I saw you had the cemetery listed but didn't directly reference the #1 grave in said cemetery and his importance.

[Matt McCool, 04/27/2016]

Wagon wheel tombstone.

Showman's Rest and Bull Rider's Reprieve

It's a beautiful cemetery with unique tributes to circus folk and rodeo heroes.

[Cindy Sims, 02/22/2015]

Inscription on the circus wagon wheel tombstone: "There's nothing left but empty popcorn sacks and wagon tracks -- the circus is gone."

Circus Performer Graves

Re: Hugo's Mount Olive Cemetery circus graves. The circus that still presides there is the Kelly Greatest Show on Earth, and sits 10 miles east of the town. You can visit this traveling circus during the winter months and see the world's largest land of free roaming circus elephants. This cemetery also is known for being the resting place of Lane Frost, famous Oklahoma bullrider, and subject of the movie "Eight Seconds."

[kenneth hicks, 06/17/2001]
Circus People Cemetery

About 5 years ago I went through Hugo, in the southeast corner of the state, and stopped at the city cemetery. I don't remember how to get there, but it was in town and not hard to find. In the northwest corner of this cemetery is not exactly a pet cemetery, but rather a section devoted entirely to circus people -- elephant trainers with pachyderm-shaped tombstones, etc. Hugo was once the winter home of one of the big travelling circuses, maybe Barnum & Bailey(?). Interesting inscriptions on several of the stones, also.

[Ed Vinson, 02/23/1999]

The "Showmen's Rest" section is marked with stone elephants. Look for the towering tombstone of circus owner Big John Strong, "The man with more friends than Santa Claus."


Nearby Offbeat Places

Angie's Circus City DinerAngie's Circus City Diner, Hugo, OK - < 1 mi.
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Eiffel Tower With Big Cowboy HatEiffel Tower With Big Cowboy Hat, Paris, TX - 25 mi.
In the region:
Ministry of Silly Walks Pedestrian Crossing, Sulphur Springs, TX - 60 mi.

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