| Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard | |
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 Coon Dog Monument[2] | |
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| Details | |
| Established | September 4, 1937 |
| Location | 4945 Coondog Cemetery Road, Colbert County, Alabama, US[1] |
| Coordinates | 34°37′48″N 87°58′00″W / 34.63000°N 87.96667°W[3] |
| Type | Private |
| Website | http://www.coondogcemetery.com |
The Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard is a specialized and restricted pet cemetery and memorial in rural Colbert County, Alabama, US. It is reserved specifically for the burials of coon dogs. The cemetery was established by Key Underwood on September 4, 1937. Underwood buried his own dog there, choosing the spot, previously a popular hunting camp where "Troop" did 15 years of service. As of August 2014[update], more than 300 dogs were buried in the graveyard.
Maintained by the Tennessee Valley Coon Hunters Association, it receives nearly 7,000 visitors annually.[4]
Criteria for burial are fairly well established, albeit being subject to interpretation and application. Only bona fide "coonhounds" are to be buried there. The exact measure of that standard depends on breeding, experience and performance; and seemingly depends on who and when the tale is told and the determination made.
- ^ Young, Jennifer (December 26, 2020). "The World's Only Coon Dog Cemetery Is Hiding In Small Town Alabama And It's As Weirdly Wonderful As You'd Expect". Only in Your State. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Pictured Here".[dead link]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Key Underwood Coondog Memorial Park
- ^ "This Day in History: September 4, 1937". Alabama Living Magazine. September 4, 2019. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2022.