<P> The first elephant brought to the United States was in 1796 , aboard the America which set sail from Calcutta for New York on December 3 , 1795 . However , it is not certain that this was Old Bet . The first references to Old Bet start in 1804 in Boston as part of a menagerie . In 1808 , while residing in Somers , New York , Hachaliah Bailey purchased the menagerie elephant for $1,000 and named it `` Old Bet '' . </P>
<P> The first elephant brought to the United States was in 1796 , aboard the America which set sail from Calcutta for New York on December 3 , 1795 . However , it is not certain that this was Old Bet . The first references to Old Bet start in 1804 in Boston as part of a menagerie . In 1808 , while residing in Somers , New York , Hachaliah Bailey purchased the menagerie elephant for $1,000 and named it `` Old Bet '' . </P>
when was the first elephant brought to america
when was the first elephant brought to america
1796
1796