Old Pete: The National Mule Memorial 2.72

This page is dedicated to the monument of the mule, Old Pete.

The memorial was modeled on an actual living mule named 'Old Pete' owned by Dave Anders. Old Pete in life was reported to weigh 1100 pounds and was 18 years old at the time the memorial was being designed.
Old Pete stands on ground donated by the now defunct Santa Fe Railroad. The area around the memorial was paved and is currently maintained by the City of Muleshoe.

During the dedication ceremony, then Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr said of the the new memorial, "Dedicated to the memory of all mules who had such and important role in the pioneering of America, and to the memory of the late Dr. J.B. Barnett, who would not let the mule be forgotten."