Talk:Showmen's Rest

A fact from Showmen's Rest appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 May 2005. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Showmen's Rest in Forest Park, Illinois is a 750 plot section of Woodlawn Cemetery where members of a circus troupe were interred following the Hammond circus train wreck in 1918?

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There are no elephants at the Brookfield Zoo. I don't know if that matters or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:37EC:9C30:E9B2:A304:6FA1:6F48 (talk) 14:49, 14 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Blurb for DYK

Did You Know...

...that Showmen's Rest in Forest Park, Illinois is a 750 plot section of Woodlawn Cemetery where a mass grave of a circus troup were interred following one of the worst circus train wrecks in history? The identity of many victims of the wreck was unknown. Most of the markers note "unidentified male" (or female). One is marked "Smiley," another "Baldy," and "4 Horse Driver."

duplicating material

Half of the material here duplicates Hammond circus train wreck. this article should be restricted to the cemetery, not the accident. Circeus 17:15, May 16, 2005 (UTC)

Moved out. Thanx 69.142.2.68 23:56, 10 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:22, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

there is a showman's grave in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, with elephant statues

there is a showman's grave site in Minneapolis, MN in the Lakewood Cemetery with elephants 97.127.10.73 (talk) 00:31, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting fact, but is it relevant to improving the article? I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 00:33, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]