THE IGOROTS AT THE ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR

There is a theory that the name "Dogtown" came into existence because the Igorots at the St. Louis World's Fair were dog eaters and hunted dog in the area of Clayton and Tamm, thus giving the neighborhood it's name. As I have wirtten in other places, I don't think this theory is correct, but nonetheless, I present a great deal of information on the Igorots at the Fair in the articles below.

• Rediscovering the 1904 World’s Fair: Human Bites Human    By Robert C. Galloway. This is an important document, a paper which addresses not only the meagre written record of the Igorot stay in St. Louis, but focuses on the question of their alleged dog-eating habits in relation to the origins of the name Dogtown. I think it is the most definitive proof that the Igorots were NOT implicated in the origin of the name Dogtown. But the paper addresses other important issues, particularly the current movements in revisionist history which wants to reassess the morality of the World Fair's treatment of the Igorots. Galloway submits the Fair administrators to his criticism as well as the contemporary historical revisionist. Indeed, this is a significant document.

• The 1904 newspaper stories from The St. Louis Republi In this section are various stories concerning the Igorots which are relevant to the topic of Dogtown.

• DOGTOWN U.S.A.: AN IGOROT LEGACY IN THE MIDWEST  This essay by Virgilio R. Pilapil tackles this issue from the Philippine perspective, with pride that both Dogtown and the hot dog carry their names because of the Igorot presence at the fair. This is a strong position on the Igorot theory as the root of the name for Dogtown. It's important to note that the dog hunting in Dogtown may well be true without that being the ORIGIN of the name. Dr. Pilapil also points out, as Bob Mirielli first told me, that several communities were called Dogtown around this time and only the Tamm and Clayton are carries the name today. This is a long and useful essay on the Igorots at the fair and their legacy.