Thursday, May 16, 2019

LINCOLN PARK ZOO


Posted by Chic Silber at 5/16/2019 05:07:00 PM

3 comments:

Chic Silber said...


1 of America's oldest zoos

Also 1 with free admission

16 May, 2019 20:56
Unknown said...

I'm looking for more information on Ruth/Linco for a documentary I'm doing for regional PBS. She was sold in July 1944 to Bailey Bros. circus and used in shows for rest of season. She died in December at winter quarters in Brady Lake, Ohio. Have you any idea what she died of? Mayor of Lafayette, Indiana -- which apparently owned her -- said in 1944 she was blind in one eye and had become unmanageable. Any idea if that was true? Seems she was replaced in Bob Stevens' show by Modoc, Empress and Judy. Would that be right? Thanks for any help. Fred Endres (fendres@kent.edu)

01 August, 2020 16:37
Chic Silber said...


In 1928 the main Animal House was constructed & it is still standing today

One of the first inhabitants of the Animal House was "Linco" the elephant

She was purchased from the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus in Peru Indiana

Nearly 10,000 school children in Lafayette raised more than $2,000

towards the purchase of the elephant then named "Ruth"

Lincoln School students earned the honor of renaming the elephant "Linco"

for the Columbian Park Zoo


RUTH/LINCO Female Asian

1914 to 1915 - Howe's Great London circus

1916 to 1924 - John Robinson Circus

1925 to 1927 - Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus

1928 to 1943 - Columbian Park Zoo Lafayette Indiana

1944 - Bailey Bros. Circus

Died winter of 1944

01 August, 2020 18:01

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