On April 12, 1796, Captain Jacob Crowninshield arrived in New York Harbor on a trading ship called the America. On board was a two-year-old female elephant the captain had purchased in India for $450. She was the first elephant to ever come to America.
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1796: Captain Jacob Crowninshield Brings a Beer-Drinking Elephant to New York
Posted: 24th March 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Elephant TalesTags: first elephant in America, Jacob Crowninshield, John Bill Rickets, Nathaniel Hawthorne, New York History
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