Zoological Society of Philadelphia founded (1859)

The Zoological Society of Philadelphia was incorporated by the Pennsylvania legislature on March 21, 1859. The incorporation paper defined the corporation's purpose as collecting living wild animals for public exhibition in Philadelphia for instruction and recreation. Members, including Camac, worked to raise funds and secured land on the West Philadelphia side of the Schuylkill River.

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Background. The Zoological Society of Philadelphia was incorporated by the Pennsylvania legislature on March 21, 1859. The incorporation paper defined the corporation's purpose as collecting living wild animals for public exhibition in Philadelphia for instruction and recreation. Members, including Camac, worked to raise funds and secured land on the West Philadelphia side of the Schuylkill River.

Purpose. The incorporation paper reads: "The purpose of this corporation shall be the purchase and collection of living wild and other animals, for the purpose of public exhibition at some suitable place in the City of Philadelphia, for the instruction and recreation of the people."

Land. Camac worked with other Zoological Society members to raise funds and secured 33 acres on the West Philadelphia side of the Schuylkill River previously owned by John Penn, grandson of William Penn.

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