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The American Mammoth Jackstock is a breed of North American donkey, descended from large donkeys imported to the United States from about 1785. George Washington, with Henry Clay and others, bred for an ass that could be used to produce strong work mules. Washington was offering his jacks for stud service by 1788.
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A miniature donkey and a standard donkey, mother and daughter. North American donkeys constitute approximately 0.1% of the worldwide donkey population. [1] [a] Donkeys were first transported from Europe to the New World in the fifteenth century during the Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus, [2]: 179 and subsequently spread south and west into the lands that would become México. [3]
Donkeys are also referred to repeatedly in the writings and imagery of the Hinduism, where the goddess Kalaratri's vahana (vehicle) is a donkey. [11] Donkeys also appear multiple times in Indian folklore as the subject of stories in both the Hitopadesha [12] and the Panchatantra. [13] In Islam, eating the meat of domestic donkeys is forbidden. [14]
Michigan City's origins date to 1830, when the land for the city was first purchased by Isaac C. Elston, a real estate speculator who had made his fortune in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He paid about $200 total for 160 acres (65 ha) of land. The now-closed Elston Middle School, formerly Elston High School, was named after the founder.
Michigan City station was a train station in Michigan City, Indiana served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.It was served by two eastbound and one westbound Wolverine train at the time of closure; other Wolverine and Blue Water trains did not stop.
Michigan City may refer to: Michigan City, California; Michigan City, Indiana, the most populous place with this name; Michigan City, Mississippi; Michigan City, North Dakota; Michigan City station (disambiguation), stations of the name; Rawsonville, Michigan, community platted as Michigan City, now a ghost town under a lake
Washington Park is a historic public park and national historic district located on Lake Michigan at Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana.The park encompasses 13 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, 11 contributing structures, and 21 contributing objects, and includes the Michigan City Zoo.