Today, retired circus wagons and relics, such as the Two Hemispheres bandwagon, live at the winter quarters. What was once 30 buildings on 20 acres is now six buildings on 10.

From June 10 to Sept. 29, 1897, a makeshift marker of the lightning-shattered tent pole overlooked the gravesites, with part of the rope and pulley system used to hoist the canvas big top.

The tent collapse at the Walker International Events circus performance in Lancaster, New Hampshire, killed a father and his daughter and injured dozens of other people Monday evening, officials said.

New Hampshire's fire marshal said Tuesday it's not clear why a circus operator proceeded with a show minutes after the National Weather Service put out a severe storm warning, as 60 mph winds ...

About 100 people were in the tent at the time. — -- A Vermont man and his 6-year-old daughter have been identified as the two killed when a circus tent collapsed at a performance in Lancaster ...

Families had just sat down to watch the 5:30 p.m. show when, at about 5:46 p.m., a severe storm ripped a tent out of the ground and sent metal poles crashing into the audience, officials said.

Rushing about, electricians place the cables and lights while the performers set up their props and poles. Alongside the tent, circus boss Jim Royale, a Maywood native, parks a big rig carrying ...