What the records say
- When
- 13 Jul 1855
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 43.65° N, 79.37° W
- Description
- 1855 riot
Toronto circus riot
1855 riot in British Canada
The Toronto circus riot occurred on 13 July 1855, a few blocks east of the St. Lawrence Market in Toronto, in the British Province of Canada. It began as a brothel fight between American circus clowns traveling with the S. B. Howes' Star Troupe Menagerie & Circus and local firefighters associated with the Hook & Ladder company, and resulted in the firefighters destroying the circus.
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