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Going to see the Elephant. (1860s) On the California Trail, the elephant was a metaphor for the exotic sights that travelers expected to see once they reached California. As the journey began, "seeing the elephant" was a positive allusion. As life on the trail got rough, references to the elephant became more and more negative.
Mormon Station State Historic Park. Genoa, Nevada
Going to see the Elephant. (1860s) On the California Trail, the elephant was a metaphor for the exotic sights that travelers expected to see once they reached California. As the journey began, "seeing the elephant" was a positive allusion. As life on the trail got rough, references to the elephant became more and more negative.
Mormon Station State Historic Park. Genoa, Nevada
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