tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post116967697876434966..comments2024-03-14T01:33:48.461-04:00Comments on <b>Rock Piles</b>: The Educated Horse - Camp Acton, Acton MApwaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-7915472391453505862010-09-14T10:42:56.387-04:002010-09-14T10:42:56.387-04:00I looked at it yesterday. I am persuaded that it ...I looked at it yesterday. I am persuaded that it was "liberated" and relocated here from elsewhere. Too far deep into the woods, too far from other former/present dwellings and too easy within a boy scout's range.<br /><br />I'm not convinced the base stone has sat there for 100 years either.<br />Forest debris is under the rock, not earth as I would have expected.<br /><br />Bill Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-1169762852920485752007-01-25T17:07:00.000-05:002007-01-25T17:07:00.000-05:00If there is a connection to Beautiful Jim Key, it ...If there is a connection to Beautiful Jim Key, it is a very important marker. Dr. William Key was not only a prominent African-American of his time, but one of the leaders in an animal rights movement that continues to this day. This is really something that deserves some research.JimPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079857211571520647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-1169757858300929402007-01-25T15:44:00.000-05:002007-01-25T15:44:00.000-05:00Good info. I am not sure it is a grave since the h...Good info. I am not sure it is a grave since the headstone is loose. It could easily have been moved and could be easily stolen. Luckily it is in an out of the way place.pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-1169751451340443572007-01-25T13:57:00.000-05:002007-01-25T13:57:00.000-05:00I've spoken with, "Beautiful Jim Key," author Miri...I've spoken with, "Beautiful Jim Key," author Miriam Eichler Rivas. She is unsure if there is a connection but wouldn't rule out the possibility.<BR/><BR/>If the stone is marking a grave, then it obviously has no connection. Beautiful Jim Key died in 1912. But I'm inclined to believe that there is a possibility that it may not be a grave. It sits not in the ground but on a base stone with 107 JimPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079857211571520647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-1169729036582555932007-01-25T07:43:00.000-05:002007-01-25T07:43:00.000-05:00I read that an "Educated Horse" is a horse that ca...I read that an "Educated Horse" is a horse that can do tricks like counting. Presumably there were several during the Vaudeville years. But I like your story and, if you can find out any more about Acton's "Educated Horse" grave, then let us know.pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-1169707669410135022007-01-25T01:47:00.000-05:002007-01-25T01:47:00.000-05:00I'm in touch with some folks who can probably help...I'm in touch with some folks who can probably help. I'll keep you updated if I learn anything.JimPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079857211571520647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-1169706868590888112007-01-25T01:34:00.000-05:002007-01-25T01:34:00.000-05:00Very interesting! Upon seeing this post I had a va...Very interesting! Upon seeing this post I had a vague recollection of something I had read ages ago and I did a little digging on it.<BR/><BR/>There was an ex-slave from Tennessee named Dr. William Key who trained a horse he called Beautiful Jim Key and toured the country with him under the name The Educated Horse. The horse performed between 1897 and 1906.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if this engraved JimPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079857211571520647noreply@blogger.com