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John King's Gravestone

Added by Melissa Hernandez 3 on Sep 18th, 2021

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1880

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John King was killed in 1880 by his 5 ton elephant named Chief in charlotte and his colleagues paid for his grave to commemorate him. This gravestone shows the elephant that murdered him engraved on it and details his untimely passing.

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John King's Gravestone 1
Source: www.charlotteonthecheap.com
John King's Gravestone 2
Source: www.charlotteonthecheap.com