July 26th, 2008 Girard, PA. 32 miles. Grass. Warm, Threat of rain.
Light business.
From 1852 until 1875 Girard was the center of the circus world as much as Somers, NY had been a few years earlier, as Baraboo, or Peru, or Sarasota would be later. Several major shows called Girard home. And Dan Rice the most famous entertainer of his day and the greatest of American clowns built his mansion in Girard.
