Chester in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pet Cemetery
Photographed by Clifton Patrick, August 16, 2010
1. Pet Cemetery Marker
Chester Pet Cemetery Marker in storage at Town of Chester Public Works barn, awaiting installation.
Buried near here is King the Palisades performing lion & girl friend of chimp F J Muggs, plus 250 gravesites of beloved pets
Erected 1997 by Town of Chester Historian.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
Location. 41° 19.858′ N, 74° 16.137′ W. Marker is in Chester, New York, in Orange County. It is on Restdale Rd 0 miles Laroe Rd (Route 45). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40 Restdale Rd, Chester NY 10918, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Furybrook Farm (approx. 0.7 miles
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More about this marker. This cemetery, recently restored, now has a marker placed at the cemetery.
Regarding Pet Cemetery. Earl and Ethel Purtle trained the lion "King" to ride and perform in a "drome." They were a fixture at Palisade Amusement Park across the Hudson River from New York City for many years.
Chimpanzee "J. Fred Muggs" was the mascot on the "Today" television show in the 1950s. His "girlfriend" was Phoebe B. Beebe.
Also see . . .
1. J. Fred Muggs. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 21, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Eagle Scout Restores Plaques At Pet Cemetery. Warwick Valley Dispatch website entry (Submitted on December 21, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
via Warwick Valley Dispatch, 2020
2. Resting Paws Pet Cemetery markers
The plaques restored by Eagle Scout Hunter Endrikat
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. This page has been viewed 2,676 times since then and 126 times this year. Last updated on May 26, 2026, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. Photos: 1. submitted on August 16, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. 2. submitted on June 23, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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