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A 22-foot-tall concrete alligator statue standing on the far west side of Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville. It was donated to the city in the 1980s. At a public meeting on 11 September 2025 about redesigning the park, attendees were asked to place green alligator markers on a map to suggest where the statue should go; no relocation decision was reported in that coverage. A roadside directory says the statue came from Casper's Alligator and Ostrich Farm in St. Augustine, which opened in 1946 and closed in 1982.
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Jacksonville Goofy Giant Gator (Casper's)
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Approximate location · 30.321° N, 81.656° W
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Stands in a public city park; freely viewable at any time, no admission.
ACCESS
Ordinary public park access at Metropolitan Park, downtown Jacksonville; no restrictions identified.
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