Dammit the Dog died in 1954 and reportedly received a hero's funeral. The students of Tennessee Tech thoughtfully placed his tombstone next to a fire hydrant.

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The hydrant and grave is on the quad at TTU.

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The grave site is still legit, and no longer under construction.

In the 1950s, there was a stray dog that lived on the Tennessee Tech University campus. A former university president once said "dammit" to the dog in front of a crowd. He covered by saying that was the dog's name.

The dog has his own tombstone, next to an operable fire hydrant, on TTU campus, opposite Derryberry Hall.