ANNIE OAKLEY LIVED IN NUTLEY

Horse-and-Buggy Courtship at 6 Miles an Hour

Nutley Historical Society displays rare Annie Oakley memorabilia at school musical

Nutley, NJ—Nutley High School Performing Arts presents three performances of Annie Get Your Gun at Nutley High School in March.

Annie Get Your Gun is based on the life of Annie Oakley—a sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show—and her romance with fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler. When Annie’s skills prove better than Bill’s, business heats up while romance cools, until the final shoot-out ensures a finale that hits the mark.

By David Wilson

Many charity events have been held in Nutley over the past decades including the well documented Nutley Amateur Circus benefitting the Red Cross League in 1894.

Eaton Stone owned quarry property on Kingsland Street where On3 is currently being developed and was famous for being able to throw a somersault from a bare-back horse. His love for the circus led to construction of a wooden pavilion with a sawdust floor and electric lights supplied by the Nichols power plant across the street.