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Originally Posted by marianne237
I know someone can give us the info. What is the story behind the elephant carvings across the street from the Dam Diner?
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I have bicycled past the elephants fairly often for a number of years. I stopped in to inquire and was told the story by the caretaker of the property.
The elephants, and a lot of other furniture, carvings, and even a small house, were purchased in Thailand, disassembled, and shipped here by the former owner, now deceased. We were told his family owned an orange grove near the area and he inherited several million dollars which he used to enjoy life to the fullest in Thailand.
The amount of furniture and decorative carvings in the house, farther back in the property and along the Oklawaha river, are incredible.