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Paul Schroff - "Lion Tamer"

Paul Schroff was born in Germany in 1829, his talent as a lion tamer, and elephant handler brought him to Detroit in the 1870's.  He married Wilhemina Roediger and purchased a farm at the corner of Campell and 11 Mile Roads. By the 1880's, Mr Schroff owned a farm, hotel and saloon, a private managerie (at Woodward and 5 Mile Rd.) and operated the "Detroit Zoological Garden" at Michigan Ave. and Tenth Street.
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