The Racine Zoo turns 100
Facebook Twitter Email Print Copy article link Save Alex Rodriguez RACINE— The Racine Zoo turns 100 years old this month. The zoo, 200 Goold St., w...
February 11, 2023
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Facebook Twitter Email Print Copy article link Save Alex Rodriguez RACINE— The Racine Zoo turns 100 years old this month. The zoo, 200 Goold St., was founded in 1923 by Jacob Stoffel Jr. Stoffel Jr. was president of the Racine Park Commission before becoming the Racine Zoological Society's first director. He started the zoo by presenting the Park Board with two deer and three monkeys. The zoo opened in summer 2023 inside Island Park, 1700 Liberty St. It moved to its current lakefront location in 1925.
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