RAGS

RAGS

In the book Crockett and its People by David Billeci ( © 1991 by the Crockett Improvement Association) on pp. 42-43:

“Many Crockett citizens are familiar with the story of ‘Rags.’ Rags was a mongrel, medium sized black and white dog owned by Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Zuppan of 615 First Avenue. Their garage was rented to the Peters Company of Vallejo, one of the builders of the second Carquinez Bridge. Rags became the unofficial mascot of the bridge workers. He would go to work with them daily, eat with them and then return to the Zuppans at night. Towards the end of construction, the bridge workers would even take Rags to the vet, I guess you could say Rags was an adopted member of the bridge company. However, one day after watering down the bridge cement, the workers closed the bridge gate and without knowing, locked Rags in. Rags trying to escape, jumped over the side of the bridge to his death. The bridge workers erected a tomb under one of the bridge columns, marking the grave of Rags.”