Barnum | |
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  Barnum Location within the state of Texas  Barnum Barnum (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 30°56′42″N94°40′22″W / 30.94500°N 94.67278°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Polk |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379392 [1] |
Barnum is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1]
Barnum sprang up in 1881 around a sawmill built on a railroad line. [2] Some believe the community was named after P. T. Barnum, an American businessman and circus founder, while other hold it was named for another Texas sawmill owner named Barnum. [3]
Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman, and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding with James Anthony Bailey the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was also an author, publisher, and philanthropist, although he said of himself: "I am a showman by profession ... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me." According to Barnum's critics, his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers." The adage "there's a sucker born every minute" has frequently been attributed to him, although no evidence exists that he had coined the phrase.
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