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Episode Three: The Memphis Zoo

August 19, 2020October 13, 2020 / unearthedmemphis / 3 Comments

“These animals are like my children, every day that I come to the zoo I say, ‘Daddy’s home’.” - Nicholas J. Melroy, 1923 You can thank the payment of debt, which came in an unusual form, for the construction of Memphis’s wonderful zoo. Albert Carruthers, president of a local shoe business, accepted an in-kind payment … Continue reading Episode Three: The Memphis Zoo

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