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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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