| World / USA / New Jersey / Margate City, 1 km from center | Coordinates: 39°19'14"N 74°30'41"W |
Philadelphia architect named William Free to design this unusual structure he felt would attract visitors and property buyers to his holdings.
The Elephant was constructed in 1881 by a Philadelphia contractor at a reported cost of $25,000, which at the time was a considerable amount of money.
Category: city historic tourism elephant lucy
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Wikipedia URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_the_Elephant | ||||
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16 months ago stcraftie59 | 0 |
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Roadside America: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/NJMARlucy.html | ||||
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