1903: Topsy, the Elephant Electrocuted by Thomas Edison at Coney Island’s Luna Park » ElephantHang

Erwin, Tennessee, elephant hanging

The ASPCA would not allow Fred and Elmer to hang Topsy from the Luna Tower. However, 13 years later an elephant was hanged to death in Erwin, Tennessee.

Erwin, Tennessee, elephant hanging, 1913

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