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Coon Dog Cemetery, burial of "The Merch", on Oct. 20, 2008

Courtesy of Colbert County Tourism & Convention Bureau

Monday, October 27, 2008

The day was sunny and the air was crisp on Mon., Oct. 20, at Coon Dog Cemetery, located in a secluded clearing deep in the woods of the Freedom Hills of Northwest Alabama. The closest towns are Cherokee and Tuscumbia. On this day, nearly 250 people gathered to pay their respects to "The Merch," an exceptional Coon Dog. Officially named White Hills The Merchant, "The Merch," as he was affectionately called by his master Raynor Frost of Coudersport, Pa., had achieved Water Champion, Nite Ch ...

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