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Lucy the Elephant 3 Star


Lucy the Elephant

No legend of the colorful Southern Jersey seashore history matches the sight of a 65-foot high wooden elephant astride the beach looking out into the mists of the sea, a spectacle that according to historians made many coastwise seamen of the tramp ships from the West Indies swear off their rum rations for days. Tour Lucy! See how this 90 ton mammoth pachyderm was constructed in 1881. Find out how many pieces of timber, tons of bars and bolts, and kegs of nails were used. 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. Lafferty always claimed that before the work was finished the cost Skyrocketed to $38,000. [Other Resource]

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