Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Pet Cemetery
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
1. The Pet Cemetery Marker
Occasionally there would be a mournful procession of parents and children to the small animal cemetery to lay away a family pet.
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Animals Buried Here
DOGS HORSES
Susan Little Texas
Jessie (T. Roosevelt’s horse)
Little Boz Tamara
Jack (T. Roosevelt, Jr.’s horse)
Skip
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
Location. 40° 53.17′ N, 73° 30.075′ W. Marker is in Oyster Bay, New York, in Nassau County. Marker can be reached from Sagamore Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, north of the Roosevelt Home. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oyster Bay NY 11771, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A Respite for Mrs. Roosevelt (a few steps from this marker); Valued Family Friends (within shouting distance of this marker); Stable and Grooms’ Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Building (within shouting distance of this marker); A Gentleman’s Farm, 1918 (within shouting distance
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More about this marker. Two photographs on the right side of the marker show a family member with some of the pets buried here. They depict “Archie with Skip on his left and other family pet.” and “T.R. with Little Texas.”
Also see . . .
1. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. National Park Service website. (Submitted on June 2, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. Biography of Theodore Roosevelt. The White House website. (Submitted on June 2, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
3. Scenes of Theodore Roosevelt with some of his pets at Sagamore Hill, 1912. Library of Congress. (Submitted on July 1, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
4. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on March 28, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
2. The Pet Cemetery Marker & Gravestone
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
3. Pet Cemetery at Sagamore Hill
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
4. Roosevelt Family Pet Cemetery
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
5. Gravestone at the Pet Cemetery
The Pet Cemetery Gravestone is engraved with the names of the dogs and horses buried here with the year of their death.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
6. Roosevelt Pet Gravestone
1902
Susan and Jessie Skip
Little Boz 1907
1903 Little Texas
Jack Cuba 1898
Tamara
France 1917
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
7. Closeup of Photos from Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,118 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 2, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
