A life-size statue of Jackson the elephant stands in the parking lot of the Eat’nPark, just south of exit 110, off the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The statue not only honors Jackson, but also Somerset County’s elephant breeding ranch. After Jackson joined the Pittsburgh Zoo in 1994, his prolific mating ability quickly filled the available elephant space at the zoo, which prompted it to create the International Conservation Center in Fairhope. The 724-acre property has a 10,000-square-foot elephant barn, with heated floors and a sand pit arena. Jackson was captured in Africa…
