http://www.metafilter.com/tags/erwin Posts tagged with 'erwin' at MetaFilter. Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:44:17 -0800 Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:44:17 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/37331/Where%2Din%2Dthe%2Dhell%2Dis%2DErwin%2DTN <a href="http://www.pe.net/~rksnow/tncountyerwin.htm">Erwin, TN</a> . My hometown, small and wholly unremarkable. Unremarkable, of course, except for our history of <a href=http://www.blueridgecountry.com/elephant/elephant.html>elephant hanging</a>. In 1916, after <a href=http://www.themoonlitroad.com/murdermary/murdermary_page001.asp>Mighty Mary</a> killed one of her handlers, the circus had to put her down. The problem: they couldn't poison her and they couldn't shoot her. The solution: <a href=http://www.gotricities.com/articles/images/020603132902.jpg>hang her</a> from a railroad crane. The story has become one of <a href=http://www.overmtn.com/Pages/elephant.html>local folklore</a>. Any of your hometowns have strange histories worth sharing? (inspired by <a href="http://monkeyfilter.com/link.php/6168">MoFi</a>) tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.37331 Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:44:17 -0800 elephant erwin hanging tennessee ruddhist