Cowtown Rodeo

The Cowtown Rodeo is the longest running weekly rodeo in the United States, it was started in 1929.[1][2] The show is at 7:30 on Saturday nights from May through September.[3] In 1957 and 1958, Cowtown was syndicated on national television.[4] It is located in Pilesgrove, New Jersey and Woodstown, New Jersey. Grant Harris and his family have been running the rodeo every Saturday night during the summer months since 1955, when it was first staged as a weekly event.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "New Jersey Rodeo Has Roped in Fans for 50 Years". NPR. September 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-21. When you think of rodeo, you may think of Texas or Wyoming. But for decades, a New Jersey family has run a popular rodeo at a place called Cowtown. ...
  2. ↑ "Cowtown Rodeo". Retrieved 2007-08-26. Cowtown Rodeo was started in 1929, became a regular Saturday night feature in 1955, and is still owned and run by the Harris family.
  3. ↑ "At New Jersey's Famed Rodeo, Going Broke Is as Easy As Falling Off A Horse.". Washington Post. August 22, 1998.
  4. ↑ Strauss, Robert (August 6, 2000). "Yes, It's A Rodeo, Right Here In New Jersey.". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-08-21. In 1957 and 1958, Cowtown was syndicated on national television, which attracted cowboys from all over the Northeast. ... The rodeo begins promptly at 7:30 with the Grand Entry, in which all the competitors parade into the ring on horseback ...
  5. ↑ "Cowtown Rodeo". Philadelphia Inquirer. July 25, 1986.

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