Dillon, Montana -
Old Pitt, Elephant Killed by Lightning
RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
Struck by lightning, the touring circus elephant Old Pitt was buried where she fell in 1943.
- Address:
- 715 S. Railroad Ave., Dillon, MT
- Directions:
- I-15 exit 62, then north into town. On the southwest edge of the Beaverhead County Fairground, in a field, enclosed by a small white fence.
Struck by lightning, the touring circus elephant Old Pitt was buried where she fell in 1943. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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