Ole (pronounced OH-lay) Bull was a colorful entertainer who visted Richburg.  With a company of fifty musicians, he journeyed from New York, via Bath, stopping at the Richardson Tavern.  It posed quite a problem including finding beds and food for so many but Mrs. Richardson sent out to the settlers for assistance and a fine supper was prepared for them.  Afterwards Ole Bull and his musicians played for dancing.

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

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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.

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