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	Lucy the Elephant
		Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped architectural folly constructed of wood and tin sheeting in 1882 by James V. Lafferty[?] in Margate City, New Jersey, two miles south of Atlantic City, in an effort to sell real estate and attract tourism.
		Over the years, Lucy had served as a restaurant, business office, cottage, hotel, and tavern (the latter closed by Prohibition), but had fallen into disrepair by the 1960s and was scheduled for demolition.
		She was moved and refurbished as a result of a "Save Lucy" campaign in 1970 and received designation as a national landmark in 1976.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/lu/Lucy_the_Elephant.html (310 words)

	Lucy the Elephant. Roadside America
		Lucy has, in fact, been given an inner hull, so a visit is akin to being inside an supertanker or submarine made out of wood.
		Lucy, for all her modern improvements, is still a bringer of amazement, and a visit to her "howdah" atop her back gives one a nice view of the Atlantic from five stories up.
		Lucy was built in the 1880s (said to have been modeled after Jumbo the Elephant) to draw potential property buyers to then-empty Margate.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/NJMARlucy2.html (805 words)

	Lucy the Elephant
		Lucy was not in very good shape, and the land on which she stood was owned by a group that wished to build upon the land.
		Lucy is a member of a very small grouping of buildings known as zoomorphic architecture.
		Lucy the Elephant was there before any other building in this seashore town, and with the continued support of those who admire her, she will be there for years to come.
	www.njpinelandsanddownjersey.com /lucy.html (2555 words)

	Lucy the Elephant: Roadside America
		Lucy is the world's largest elephant, and the only one in America designated as a National Historic Landmark.
		Standing six stories tall, weighing 90 tons, covered with 12,000 square feet of sheet tin, Lucy was more than an object of awe -- she was a functioning building, serving first as a real estate office, as a summer home, even briefly as a tavern, until unruly drunks nearly burned her down.
		By the late 1960s, Lucy was an abandoned wreck on the verge of collapse.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/NJMARlucy.html (312 words)

	Blue Ridge Country
		Eldridge was hired as an elephant handler and marched in the circus parade that afternoon.
		The elephant's leg was chained to the rail before she was lifted by a chain around her neck.
		Tusks or no tusks, Mary or a superimposed substitute: The photograph revealing the hung elephant is a mirror of the times, in which Old Testament, frontier justice was served (Mary had, after all, killed two or three or 18 men), and people's insatiable hunger for grotesquery was, at least temporarily, satisfied.
	www.blueridgecountry.com /elephant/elephant.html (2363 words)

	Lucy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The next year, Lucy was used as a tavern until her patrons, at their most festive, almost burned her to the ground, by knocking over an interior oil lamp used for lighting.
		Lucy was visited by such famous people as Woodrow Wilson (for a second time) with his wife, John and Vincent Astor, some members of the duPont family and Henry Ford.
		Although it is often rumored that Lucy, during this time period, was used as a hotel, she was once located next to a pavilion which was used as a hotel and Lucy was only used as a scenic attraction.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /knghtowl/lucytext.html (425 words)

	Lucy the Elephant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Located in Margate, New Jersey, Lucy is an architectural monument to a bygone era.
		Made of nearly a million pieces of wood, Lucy was a major tourist attraction for many years.
		In the 1940's attention withered, and in the 1960's she was closed to the public due to deteriorating condition.
	www.jerseyboardwalk.com /lucy.htm (144 words)

	JS Online: Milwaukee adopts new elephant companion for Lucy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee County Zoo's lone elephant, Lucy, is moving over to make room in her cage after a new companion arrived from the Greenville Zoo in South Carolina.
		Lucy, 43, has been alone since her companion, Babe, died Jan. 16.
		Most elephants are social animals that naturally live in herds in the wild, so finding suitable companions can be tricky.
	www.jsonline.com /WI/061101/wi--elephantcompanion06110101915.asp?format=print (328 words)

	LUCY THE ELEPHANT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The third elephant was slightly smaller than Lucy, was called "the Light of Asia," and helped draw crowds to Cape May The Colossus burned down and the Light of Asia was torn down, leaving Lucy the only survivor.
		Lucy fell into disrepair, and by the 1960s, was a slated to be torn down.
		Lucy was moved to beachfront land owned by the city and was designated as a historic site.
	www.itsnewjersey.com /lostinjersey/todo/lucy.html (854 words)

	Lucy the Elephant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant -shaped architectural folly constructed of wood and tin sheeting in 1882 by James V.Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey, twomiles (3.2 km) south of Atlantic City, in aneffort to sell real estate and attract tourism.
		The idea of an animal-shaped building was innovative, and in 1882 the U.S. Patent Officegranted Lafferty a patent giving him the exclusive right to make, use or sell animal-shaped buildings for seventeen years.
		The second to be built, the Elephantine Colossus, also known as the Elephant Hotel was builtat Coney Island amusement park in Brooklyn, New York.
	www.therfcc.org /lucy-the-elephant-244605.html (303 words)

	lucy the elephant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Peter, Susan and Lucy Pevensie are walking toward the camp of Aslan, a lion...
		An elephant, a pygmy hippo, a cheetah, an older giraffe, a grey seal...
		The study by Karen McComb and Lucy Baker of Sussex University and Cynthia Moss of...
	luck.247-sale.info /lucy-the-elephant (272 words)

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		Lucy is located right on the beach and can be seen from approximately eight miles away without binoculars.
		It is often said that Lucy was built as a hotel, but that is not the case.
		The confusion probably results from postcards and other images labelled "Lafferty’s Elephant Hotel," which featured Lucy prominently in the foreground; the hotel, less noticeable in the photographs, was located immediately behind the elephant.(1) The structure on Lucy’s back is a "howdah," or Indian riding carriage.
	www.ettc.net /njarts/details.cfm?ID=226 (397 words)

	Lucy, the Amazing Elephant Building
		The third Lafferty elephant, slightly smaller than Lucy, was "the Light of Asia," erected as the centerpiece of another Lafferty land sale program in South Cape May. The Collossus later burned down and the Light of Asia was torn down, leaving Lucy the only survivor.
		Lucy and his surrounding Absecon Island holdings were sold to John and Sophie Gertzen, who operated the elephant building alternately as a tourist attraction, miniature hotel, private beach cottage and tavern.
		In 1920, Lucy the Elephant tavern was forced to close by the passage of Prohibition.
	www.levins.com /lucy.html (887 words)

	Lucy the Margate Elephant Article - Traveling USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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.
		Lucy's neck is six feet long and 48 feet in circumference; legs are 22 feet long and 10 feet in diameter.
		Lucy's tusks are 22 feet long; tail 26 feet and eyes 18 inches in diameter.
	www.travelingusa.com /articles/lucythemargateelephant (1124 words)

	Roadside elephant turns to soul legends for help (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The operators of Lucy the Elephant are trying to raise more than $375,000 to bring the historic landmark into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
		The elephant, which overlooks the beach in this tony residential community, was built in 1881 by land speculator James V. Lafferty, who hoped it would help lure real estate buyers to what was then South Atlantic City.
		Under pressure to accommodate the disabled, Lucy the Elephant's operators developed plans for a $500,000 renovation.
	www.wfts.com /entertainment/stories/0308/030801lucy.shtml (512 words)

	Lucy the elephant turns 120 Friday with public bash
		That the country's most celebrated elephant lasted this long is testament to the tenacity of her owners, the good fortune to survive coastal storms and grass-roots efforts by Margate residents.
		The elephant was built in 1881 by Philadelphia-born engineer and inventor James V. Lafferty Jr.
		On Friday, the public is invited to Lucy's birthday party, which runs from 10 a.m.
	www.southjerseynews.com /shore/m071901p.htm (350 words)

	Lucy, The Margate Elephant \| The Big Waste of Space Photologue
		Lucy's creator, James Vincent de Paul Lafferty Jr., sought to create an attraction as big as his name was long.
		Today, Lucy permits visitors to tour her inner anatomy, which doubles as an autobiographical museum.
		Lucy wasn't open for tours at the time of my visit; she was undergoing a massive restoration.
	www.bigwaste.com /photos/nj/lucy (261 words)

	Lucy the elephant Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lucy The Elephant are great for when you're looking to get better at lucy the elephant for selfish purposes.
		Lucy the Elephant Jingle copyright 1970 by Ella N. Irelan.
		Lucy the Elephant: The history and lore of a beloved New Jersey shore architectural landmark in Margate, N.J., two miles south of Atlantic City.
	elephant.5netlock5.info /the-elephant-man/lucy-the-elephant.html (299 words)

	Lucy The Elephant in Atlantic City - Guide to Atlantic City's Lucy The Elephant
		Lucy is the world's largest wooden elephant, a National Historic Landmark, and a local museum that exhibits many historical artifacts and documents about southern New Jersey.
		Lucy's designer, James V. Lafferty, wanted to construct a building to attract major attention to the area south of Atlantic City, known today as Margate.
		Lucy sees about 30,000 visitors a year who come to explore the museum that is her innards as well as the outer grounds.
	atlantic-city.travelape.com /attractions/lucy-the-elephant/index.html (490 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Lucy the Elephant, Margate City, New Jersey, USA - A472745
		In the 1920s, Lucy the Elephant tavern was forced to close by the passage of Prohibition.
		Lucy's legs are 22 feet high and 10 feet in diameter.
		Lucy's ears are 17 feet long and 10 feet wide, and each one weighs 2,000 pounds.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/classic/A472745 (790 words)

	NJHT Featured Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Located in the seaside resort of Margate, Lucy is one of the last surviving examples of a "zoomorphic architectural folly." She was constructed in 1881 by real-estate speculator James Vincent de Paul Lafferty, Jr.
		Today, Lucy is a National Historic Landmark and 25,000 visitors each year enter the portal in her leg and ascend a spiral staircase to the museum housed within her body.
		Built of wood and clad in sheet metal, Lucy’s construction is susceptible to moisture-induced decay caused by her ocean front environment.
	www.njht.org /monthly.htm (1005 words)

	Pepper Palace - The Kitten's Den (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lucy doesn't bark, and rarely does she get into the food cabinets and eat the last damn jar of peanut butter.
		One night, after finishing her bedtime prayers, Lucy looked me square in the eyes and said, "I saved you a piece of your roast beef sandwich", and sure enough, there on the living room floor was a small piece of bread crust.
		Lucy is ONE HOT Kitty, but she prefers the heat of the sun, and a simple table lamp to warm her fur.
	members.aol.com /miataaah/kitten.htm (276 words)

	Lucy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lucy has been open again to the public since the 1970s, after she was donated to the City of Margate on the condition that she be moved.
		(Lucy's always been an expensive proposition; the bill for her original construction was $38,000.) She's now in a park two blocks away from her original location; look for the imposing brick highrise to her left, facing the ocean.
		Her dilapidated interior walls, eerily following the contours of an elephant torso, form one large, open room, which is filled with glass-encased artifacts and photos of Lucy through the years.
	fortuna.home.pipeline.com /cafe-compendium/lucy.htm (475 words)

	New Jersey Historic Trust - Lucy the Margate Elephant Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Standing six stories high and weighing ninety tons, Lucy the Margate Elephant is a rare example of a nineteenth century architectural "folly." One of three elephants designed and built in 1881 by engineer, inventory and real estate speculator James Lafferty, only Lucy survives.
		More than 25,000 visitors annually pay homage to this National Historic Landmark, entering through one of Lucy's legs and exploring the museum housed within her main body.
		Lucy is an enduring--and endearing--symbol of the Jersey shore, but she required a great deal of work to ensure her continued survival.
	www.njht.org /profiles/lucy-the-margate-elephant.html (143 words)

	Lucy, Atlantic City, New Jersey
		Over the years, Lucy has served as a real estate office, a tourist attraction, a rental "cottage," a bar, boarding house, hotel, restaurant and refreshment stand.
		In the 1920's postcard below, Lucy is known as the "Elephant Hotel." After 120 years, Lucy still stands thanks to a 1970 relocation and the work of some dedicated and vigilant preservationists.
		Lucy is located at 9200 Atlantic Avenue in Margate City, a few minutes south of Atlantic City (tel.
	www.route40.net /bannerlinks/lucy.shtml (231 words)

	Big Critters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It was found that Lucy’s internal microclimate (clad in a non-breathing metal skin with minimal openings for ventilation) was more problematic than even the external salty air and humidity.
		The derelict elephant was donated to the City of Margate — but the property she was on was sold to developers.
		Lucy was moved 2 blocks away to her new location in 1970 and restored.
	www.agilitynut.com /critters5.html (780 words)

	Save Lucy Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lucy the Elephant - Margate, NJ Restore, preserve and operate "Lucy the Elephant."
		The Save Lucy Committee, Inc. was founded in 1969 and incorporated in 1971 as a non-profit, tax deductible organization of volunteers.
		Lucy is available for special holidays and year round to groups of ten or more by appointment.
	www.oceancitylibrary.org /organizations/Lucy%20the%20Elephant%20-%20Margate,%20NJ.htm (119 words)

	Save Lucy, the 124 Year Old Tin Elephant -- PR Bop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lucy, World's Largest Elephant, is Looking for a Little Corporate Love -- Source: PRNewswire, June 27, 2005.
		Lucy the Elephant is a certified National Historic Landmark and premier surviving piece of Americana.
		Lucy lived for many years in what was then known as South Atlantic City.
	www.prbop.com /archives/000478.shtml (201 words)

	Towns & Tales: Lucy the Elephant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lucy was constructed in 1881 by a Philadelphia contractor James Lafferty, Jr at a reported cost of $25,000.In 1902 a family leased the Lucy as a summer home.
		Because of the love of Margate’s children had for this elephant, Lucy got a new lease on life.
		Lucy was built in 1881 for $25 grand … today, it’ll cost over a million just to keep her alive for a few more years.
	www.hometowntales.com /lucy.html (458 words)

	Lucy The Margate Elephant Visitors Guide — Lucy the Elephant, Atlantic City
		A National Historic Landmark, Lucy the Elephant is an elephant-shaped building located on the beach at Margate.
		Since its construction in 1881, Lucy the Elephant has enjoyed several different "careers." Originally intended to encourage real-estate investment on the Jersey Shore, Lucy the Elephant has been, at one time or another, a restaurant, a tavern, a house and a tourist attraction.
		Today, visitors are allowed to enter Lucy the Elephant via a spiral staircase in one of the hind legs and to climb up to the howdah (or seat on Lucy the Elephants back) for a refreshing view of the ocean.
	www.atlanticcitynj.com /lucy_the_elephant.asp (231 words)

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