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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Lucy the Margate Elephant damaged by windstorm (New JerseyNewsrrom.com)

From New JerseyNewsroom.com:

By Joe Tyrrell

New Jersey's most famous elephant, Lucy, has a kink in her tail, and the organization that provides her upkeep is feeling the pain.

Margate's beloved six-story-high tourist attraction suffered what was thought to be a relatively minor bump during a Sept. 11 wind storm. A tent erected for a party on the Atlantic Avenue flew up and smacked the 128-year-old National Historic Landmark in the backside.

A further evaluation this month has put the damage at $43,000 to $45,000, according to Rich Helfant, the site's executive director.

http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/style/lucy-the-margate-elephant-damaged-by-windstorm

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