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Plycrete Elephant Statues

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The fiberglass Elephants shown on this page were originally produced by Ben Robinson of the Plycrete Mold Co. in the 1960s and 1970s. The original statue from which the molds was carved by Elmer Johnson. Molds were made from these fiberglass statues in order to produce aluminum copies.

The statues below are organized alphabetically by state.

Spotted Elephant [gone]
Oxford, AL		 Elephant
Peru, IN		 Elephant
Peru, IN
This Spotted Elephant advertised for a Yello Wireless store. I believe the yellow and brown patterning was meant to resemble a giraffe. This photo is from 2007. The store closed in 2010 and I believe the statue is gone now.

Peru is known as the "Circus Capital of the World." The Elephant statue shown on the left above was installed in 2025 next to the Southside B&K drive-in. [map]

The Elephant statue shown on the right above was installed in 2023 at the Peru Circus Center Arena. The statue has been named Humphrey the Elephant. [map]

More Indiana:
Lake Station [gone]

Maine:
Belfast [map]

Michigan:
Mio
Ossineke
Rogers City
Roseville

Elephant
St. Louis, MO		 Elephant
Stanton, MO
The Elephant in St. Louis is installed in front of Hoods Discount Home Center along with other animal statues. [map]

This Elephant statue in Stanton is installed in front of the Riverside Wildlife Center which opened around 1994. [map]

Elephant
Picayune, MS		 Elephant
Owego, NY		 Elephant
Portland, NY
The Elephant in Picayune is installed in front of Picayune Urgent Care. It has been there since at least 2015. [map]

The Elephant in Owego is located at the front of an unidentified mini golf course next to Metro's Restaurant. [map]

The Elephant in Portland is installed in front of the 21 Brix Winery. When this photo was taken in 2010, the elephant had wine barrels strapped to its sides. By 2013, the barrels were removed and the elephant was painted pink. Before moving to the winery, this elephant was located at Olde Chautauqua Farm's in Portland where he held cherries in his trunk. [map]

More New York:
Rochester

Ohio:
Mentor

Elephant [gone]
Madison, TN		 Elephants
Moab, UT		 Elephant [gone]
Norfolk, VA		 Elephant
Barboursville, WV
The Elephant in Madison was located at the Carnival Kia of Rivergate car dealership. This photo is from 2010. By 2013, the statue had been sold and moved to Miami, FL somewhere.

These Elephants in Moab are located at Hole N' The Rock. They have been there since 2007 and probably much longer than that. [map]

This Elephant in Norfolk stood in front of PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, headquarters when this photo was taken in 2009. The statue depicted a shackled baby elephant. It was created to protest the treatment of circus elephants. I believe the statue was acquired by PETA in 2002. The statue was moved around the country to various cities. In 2013, it was on display in Washington, DC. I don't know if PETA still uses the statue.

The Elephant in Barboursville was moved here from Michigan around 1970 by the owner of a gift shop. The store is gone but the elephant remains. It is considered a landmark by local residents. [map]

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