In 1918 a Hagenbeck-Wallace circus train got rear ended by another train. Sixty one circus workers in the rear sleeping cars were instantly killed. Four days later they were buried at Wood Lawn Cemetery. Five elephant statues mark the boundaries of Showmen's Rest. On the gravestones, the dates of death are all marked June 22, 1918. Beneath is a mass grave containing the remains of clowns, trapeze artists, strongmen and other circus performers. Legend has it that the elephants were buried where they lay. Locals claim to hear the haunted cries of the elephants at night.
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