Jumbo, St. Thomas

Name: Jumbo
Address: 76 Talbot St, St. Thomas, N5P 1A5, Canada

#4 among attractions in St. Thomas

Top attraction, Monuments and statues, Historical place

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Jumbo the Elephant is a concrete and reinforced steel statue by Canadian artist Winston Bronnum. The statue was commissioned by the city of St. Thomas, Ontario to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Jumbo, a circus elephant that was killed in the community after being struck by a train. The city funded the $70,000 sculpture in part with the sale of Indiana Jones-style hats and commemorative coins. The statue was constructed at Bronnum's Animaland Park in Sussex, New Brunswick and transported 1,722 kilometres to St. Thomas. For ease of transport the upper legs and body were poured separately from the base and lower legs. The statue weighs 38 tonnes, while the base weighs 100 tonnes. ()

Completed: 1985 (39 years ago)Coordinates: 42°46'44"N, 81°12'30"W

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76 Talbot StSt. Thomas N5P 1A5 Canada

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Jumbo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Elgin Military Museum, Old St. Thomas Church, North America Railway Hall of Fame, St. Thomas City Hall.

~350 ftW
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Elgin Military Museum, St. Thomas
2 min walk • The Elgin Military Museum is located in St. Thomas, Ontario. Its mandate is to preserve the local historical record of military service.
~940 ftSE
Church
Old St. Thomas Church, St. Thomas
5 min walk • Built between 1822 and 1824, the St. Thomas Anglican Church, today called the Old St. Thomas Church, is one of the oldest structures in St. Thomas, Ontario The Church was continuously used between its founding and 1877. The church was made a designated heritage property in 1982.
1.1 miE
Museum
North America Railway Hall of Fame, St. Thomas
29 min walk • North America Railway Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit organization housed in the recently restored Canada Southern Railway Station in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
0.8 miE
City hall
St. Thomas City Hall, St. Thomas
20 min walk • This is a list of National Historic Sites in the province of Ontario. As of July 2021, there were 274 sites designated in Ontario, 39 of which are administered by Parks Canada.
~630 ftNW
Neighbourhood
Elgin—Middlesex—London, St. Thomas
4 min walk • Elgin—Middlesex—London is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. It was created in 1996 from Elgin—Norfolk, Lambton—Middlesex, and London—Middlesex ridings. This riding lost territory to London—Fanshawe during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

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Which popular attractions are close to Jumbo?

Nearby attractions include Elgin Military Museum, St. Thomas (2 min walk), Elgin—Middlesex—London, St. Thomas (4 min walk), Old St. Thomas Church, St. Thomas (5 min walk), St. Thomas City Hall, St. Thomas (20 min walk).