SHEP

SHEP IS FAMOUS FOR...

• Shep is famous for coming back and forth to a station.
• The station is The Great Northen Railway in Montana, USA.
• He came back everyday and watched every train pass though.
• He kept coming back waiting for his master to return.
• Not knowing that his master had come back, in a coffin.

SHEP IS FAMOUS FOR...

• He became well known to everyone the community.
• The officials took care of him.
• He came back every day for 6 years.
• Until he was run over by a train.
• He front paws were on the rails and the driver couldn't stop in time.

SHEP HAS BEEN REMEMBERED BY...

• He had a statue made for him near the train station
• There is a song that is related to him
• Song: Ol Shep by Ramblin' Jack Elliot
• He had an article published which talked about him
• Newspaper: Ripley's Believe It Or Not

WHERE IS THE STORY FROM:
This story became famous in the town Montana , USA

WHEN DID IT HAPPEN:

• Shep first came to the station in 1936
• He died in 1942
• He lived at the station for 6 years
• In 1994 the town built a statue of Shep
• They got the money by selling mini Shep statues

DURING THE 6 YEARS HE WAS THERE:

• Throughout the 6 years Shep was there he became famous
• People all over the town had heard of him
• Hundreds of people attended his funeral
• School children sent theough fan mail and christmas presents
• Rail travellers took detours just to come and see Shep