California Used To Have an Alligator Park Where You Could Cuddle with the Gators

The California Alligator Farm once had over 1000 gators. It was opened in 1907 in Los Angeles, CA by Francis Earnest and “Alligator” Joe Campbell. People would pay $0.25 to get enter the park and mingle with the giant reptiles.

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