You'll Do Lobelia Marker

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Plainsboro in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

You'll Do Lobelia

By Deb Hartshorn, September 22, 2010

1. You'll Do Lobelia Marker

Inscription. A pure bred Jersey cow
One of the great Elsies
of our time
1932 — 1941

Location. 40° 19.967′ N, 74° 36.725′ W. Marker is in Plainsboro, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. Marker is on Heron Court 0.1 miles north of Sycamore Drive. Click for map. Located at a gazebo on a walking path in a housing development. Marker is in this post office area: Plainsboro NJ 08536, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Burial site of "Elsie" (here, next to this marker); Scudders Mills (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Canal Dug By Irishmen (approx. 1.2 miles away); Martian Landing Site (approx. 1.4 miles away); John Witherspoon (approx. 2.6 miles away); Washington’s Route from Princeton to Morristown (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bainbridge House (approx. 2.7 miles away); M. Hartley Dodge, Jr. (approx. 2.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Plainsboro.

Regarding You'll Do Lobelia. "You'll Do Lobelia" was the first of several Jersey cows used in the advertising campaign of Bordon's Milk Company. Her success and popularity at the 1939 New York World's Fair led to appearances in a Hollywood movie and personal appearances throughout the country. Her caricature was also used in a cartoon. She was injured in an automobile accident involving her custom 18-wheeler known as the "Cowdillac" and was "put to sleep". She was buried at the Walker Gordon Farm.

You'll Do Lobelia Marker next to gazebo Photo, Click for full size

By Deb Hartshorn, September 22, 2010

2. You'll Do Lobelia Marker next to gazebo

Also see . . .
1. Walker Gordon Farm History. A history of the farm and its contribution to the many dairy and milk producing practices currently used today. (Submitted on September 22, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey.)

2. Elsie the Cow. A RoadsideAmerica.com article on "Elsie the Cow" and You'll Do Lobelia's gravesite marker at the Walker Gordon Farm. (Submitted on September 22, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey.)

3. The Crowds Found Her Udderly Fascinating. An aricle by Diana and John Spencer - The first "Elsie", You'll do Lobelia, was a registered Jersey from Elm Hill Farm in Brookfield, Massachusetts. She is buried at Walker-Gordon Farm in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey. (Submitted on September 28, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 22, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 413 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2010, by Deb Hartshorn of Burlington County, New Jersey. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.