Hugo, Oklahoma: Showman's Rest and Bull Rider's Reprieve
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Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Address:
- Cemetery Rd, Hugo, OK
- Directions:
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery, at the corner of Trice and 8th Sts. From town center, turn right immediately after Taco Mayo onto 8th St. Or take Rt. 70 bypass along the south edge of town and watch for Mt. Olivet Cemetery sign.
- Admission:
- Free.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Special sections of this cemetery are set aside for circus performers and professional bull riders.
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Stay straight after entering the main gate. Go past the little set of buildings on the left. The section will be on your right -- look for the concrete elephants on top of the short pillars.
[Rae, 05/02/2024]
Lane Frost is the greatest bull rider ever to ride, and subject of the major motion picture "8 Seconds." I saw you had the cemetery listed but didn't directly reference the #1 grave in said cemetery and his importance.
[Matt McCool, 04/27/2016]
It's a beautiful cemetery with unique tributes to circus folk and rodeo heroes.
[Cindy Sims, 02/22/2015]Re: Hugo's Mount Olive Cemetery circus graves. The circus that still presides there is the Kelly Greatest Show on Earth, and sits 10 miles east of the town. You can visit this traveling circus during the winter months and see the world's largest land of free roaming circus elephants. This cemetery also is known for being the resting place of Lane Frost, famous Oklahoma bullrider, and subject of the movie "Eight Seconds."
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Inscription on the circus wagon wheel tombstone: "There's nothing left but empty popcorn sacks and wagon tracks -- the circus is gone."