Petey, Little Rascals Dog

Silver Spring, Maryland

Aspin Hill Memorial Park is the final resting place of J. Edgar Hoover's dogs (including Spee De Bozo), 40 to 50 humans who insisted on being buried with their pets, and the location of the "Medical Rats Memorial."

But its most famous internee is Petey, the dog with the magic marker circle around one eye from the Our Gang (a.k.a. "Little Rascals") movie short comedies. Of course, that was just the dog's stage name; his real name was "Jiggs" or "General Grant" -- or something. He lived from 1928 to 1938, and his grave is labeled: "General Grant of R.K.O. Jiggs."

If you ask at the office, someone will be happy to direct you to him.

Also see: Pet Cemetery: The Petey Dilemma

Petey, Little Rascals Dog

Address:: 13630 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD
Directions:: In Aspin Hill Memorial Park, a pet cemetery. I-495 exit for Georgia Ave. (Hwy 97). Three miles north, at the corner of Georgia Ave. and Aspen Hill Rd.
Hours:: Daylight hours. (Call to verify)
Phone:: 240-331-0459

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November 23, 2009