Lucy the Elephant

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Lucy the Elephant
9200 Atlantic Ave
Margate City, NJ 08402

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Lucy the Elephant

Lucy the Elephant, is a unique architectural folly that has been part of Margate since its earliest days. Lucy was built in 1881 as a spectacle to attract prospective real estate buyers to Margate (then known as South Atlantic City). Visitors arrived by the newly constructed railroad, which stopped right beside Lucy.

In 1976, the federal government designated Lucy as a National Historic Landmark. In a ceremony during our Nation’s Bi-Centennial, the United State National Park Service, bestowed the honor upon Lucy. She joined the ranks of the Statue of Liberty, Hoover Dam, Mt. Rushmore and other Landmarks that make up the fabric of our American History.

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