In Memory Of Merry Boy Marker

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Jackson in Madison County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

In Memory Of Merry Boy
1925 - 1958
— A Great Tennessee Walking Horse —

In Memory of Merry Boy marker Photo, Click for full size

By Ken Smith, December 25, 2009

1. In Memory of Merry Boy marker

Inscription. Sire of World Grand Champion Black Angel
Sire of World Grand Champion Merry Go Boy
Merry Go Boy was eight times World Champion and two times World Grand Champion
Sire of Merry Walker The Dam
Of two World Grand Champions, Go Boy's Shadow and Rodger's Perfection
Merry Boy is listed in the Registrations of
thirty-four World Grand Champions from 1943 through 1985
final home in Jackson, Tennessee
Owner George Williams
Managers, Joe Bobbitt and Lawrence Snelson
This Marker is located 500 yards from former site of stable where Merry Boy Died

Erected by Horsemen of West Tennessee
September, 1985

Erected 1985 by Horsemen Of West Tennessee.

Location. 35° 39.935′ N, 88° 49.708′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Tennessee, in Madison County. Marker can be reached from North Highland Avenue (U.S. 45) south of Lamar Drive, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2282 North Highland Avenue, Jackson TN 38301, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Carl Lee Perkins (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Home of Casey Jones (approx. 1.6 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); John Luther Jones (approx. 2.6 miles away); Merry High School (approx. 2.8 miles away); Lane College (approx. 2.9 miles away); Lambuth College (approx. 2.9 miles away); Camp Beauregard (approx. 3.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Jackson.

By Ken Smith, December 25, 2009

2. Shoney's

More about this marker. The marker is located to the right of the doors of the Shoney's Restaurant on a post by the newspaper boxes.

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 7, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 84 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 7, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.