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The Cursed Circus: 26 Horses Died, Later 8 Elephants Drowned & Then a Train Derailment Killed 86?
Roadside Memories author Justin Beahm shares the story of the ill-fated circus … In 1882, Peru, Indiana-based horse trader and animal trainer ... home on a 220-acre farm for winter quarters.
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Zoo Atlanta was founded with animals from a defunct circus
The zoo bought its first elephant, Clio, in 1890. In 1889 wealthy lumberman George V. Gress bought a bankrupt circus for its rail cars and wagons. He donated the animals—including a hyena, a ...