1.Some say carnivals started here. F.P. Sargent, a representative of the Gaskell-Mundy Carnival Co., claimed street carnivals originated in Dayton in 1899.
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2. Bathing beauties. Crowds crowded along the edges of the Miami and Erie Canal in downtown Dayton to watch elephants bathe.
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3. Monkey feet. One of the early carnival attractions was "Wild Rose," who was describes as a "peculiar freak, about 15 years of age, perfect in stature, with the exception of the head and hands and feet which are those of a monkey."
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