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The D. S. Dudley Show

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Mankins, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 46' 55.6968", -98° 47' 49.2"
 
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    Founded in late 19th or early 20th century as a wild west circus, the D. S. Dudley Show has been chief industry in Mankins for over half a century. Dick Cheyenne Dudley (born in 1896), a prize-winning bronc rider, bought the show in 1914, interrupted his career to serve overseas in the U.S. Army in World War I, came back and married Ruth Wolf of Mankins. Together they toured the Southwest with the show 8 months of the year, employing as many as 250 people, wintering here with their exotic animals. Younger generations of their family continue with the show. (1974)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

The D. S. Dudley Show Historical Marker Location Map, Mankins, Texas