Charlottesville, Virginia - The Great Seal of Virginia

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Address:: Charlottesville, VA [Show Map]
Directions:: University of Virginia Cemetery, NE corner of Alderman Road and McCormick Rd., west of Business 29/South Emmett Street.

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Charlottesville, Virginia - The Great Seal of Virginia

UVA's beloved dog mascot, who achieved immortality in a way that only a college canine could. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

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Charlottesville, Virginia - Seal the Mascot

I have a possible addition to your Pet Cemetery tour. One of the most staid institutions of higher education in the US, the University of Virginia, has buried an old mascot in its cemetery in Charlottesville, Virginia. Both his life and funeral are described in Virginius Dabney's "University of Virginia." Seal once urinated on an opposing cheerleader's megaphone during a football game. [Joshua Sharf, 06/19/1997]

Nearby Offbeat Places

Beta, Magical Mongrel, Charlottesville, VA - < 1 mi.
Nearly Nude Dropout Hero Monument, Charlottesville, VA - < 1 mi.
Large Adirondack Chair, Ruckersville, VA - 15 mi.
In the region: Light of Truth Universal Shrine, Buckingham, VA - 27 mi.

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