T. B. THORPE, OF LOUISIANA. TOM OWEN, MYSTERIES OF THE BACK-WOODS

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BY T. B. THORPE, OF LOUISIANA.
AUTHOR OF "TOM OWEN, "MYSTERIES OF THE BACK-WOODS."
ILLUSTRATED BY SKETCHES FROM NATURE.

This work is the property of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Turkey dog ad from 1954

Turkey dog ad from 1954 →
Daniel Boone and his dogs
North Carolina's state dog is the Plott hound.

It is also the hound most often claimed to be crossed with droppers to make turkey dogs.

Learn more about Plotts at Appalachian History and the NPHA.

Daniel Boone and his dogs at the Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. Photo Randell Jones →
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Old North Carolina articles from 1954 (left) and 1961 (right).
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