Molly and I went to visit the plaque that remembers Boomer the dog in Makanda, Illinois. The total distance traveled was 20.18 miles.The plaque on the monument reads: "In memory of Boomer the hound dog. Tradition says he dashed his life out against the iron abutment of the railroad bridge 300 feet south of this point on September 2, 1859, while running along on three legs trying to put out the flame in a hotbox on the speeding train of his beloved fireman-master." Legend was that Boomer could outrun trains, and the railroad didn't like it.
Story taken from: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2988
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