William C. Coup
William Cameron Coup (August 4, 1836 – March 4, 1895) was a Wisconsin businessman who partnered with P. T. Barnum and Dan Castello in 1870 to form the "P. T. Barnum's Museum, Menagerie and Circus". Previously Barnum had a museum at a fixed location in New York City and the traveling circus allowed him to bring his curiosities to more paying customers. Coup's innovations were the circus train to transport the materials from town to town. He also came up with the concept of adding a second ring in 1872 and a third ring to the circus in 1881 to allow more people to view the events. Biography He was born in 1837 in Mount Pleasant, Martin County, Indiana. His father purchased a tavern, which was not what William wished to do with his life. He worked in a country newspaper office as a "devil". However, this was not to his liking either. Coup went to see a show and decided to apprentice himself to the show. In 1853, he joined Mabies' Grand Olympian Arena and U.S. Circus, E. F. & J. Mab ...
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Mount Pleasant, Martin County, Indiana
Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Martin County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s .... History A post office was established at Mount Pleasant in 1824, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1862. The name is likely descriptive. References Unincorporated communities in Martin County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana 1824 establishments in Indiana {{MartinCountyIN-geo-stub ...
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