When In Wirt » boxing http://www.wheninwirt.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:55:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 John L. Sullivan http://www.wheninwirt.com/2008/08/john-l-sullivan-comes-to-richburg/ http://www.wheninwirt.com/2008/08/john-l-sullivan-comes-to-richburg/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:36:01 +0000 learay http://townofwirt.wordpress.com/?p=225 With the free spending populace, Richburg attracted many top artists in the entertainment profession. One of the most popular was the great John L. Sullivan, who gave a standing-room-only exhibition at the Baum Opera House. His performance started a mild epidemic of cauliflower ears among the youths of the village and created a permanent interest in the fistic art of self defense.

John L. Sullivan

(Information from “A History of the Town of Wirt)

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