Grave of Smokey Bear - Capitan, NM
Posted by: linkys
N 33° 32.783 W 105° 34.454
13S E 446690 N 3712008
Grave site and memorial to the bear cub, burned in a forest fire, who grew up to be a national symbol.
Waymark Code: WM7VNT
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2009
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Smokey Bear is probably the most famous animal in America. Found badly burned in after a raging fire burned through the nearby Lincoln National Forest, he became the National Symbol for Forest Fire Prevention. Studies show that only Santa Claus is a more widely known figure among Americans than Smokey.
The complete story of Smokey Bear can be found here, here and here.
As would be fitting for such an icon, Smokey's memorial is in Smokey Bear State Park, and the memorial is a granite stone with a bronze plaque on it.