Dolly the Mule was purchased by the City of Paducah after the Civil War and served with the Paducah Fire Department pulling the hose carriage. She made her home in a nearby stable where she could eagerly await the sound of the nearby fire bell. When the City tried the retire Dolly, she became unhappy. They tried to switch her to the service of Oak Grove Cemetery, pulling the cemetery carts. But Dolly's heart was just not 'in it.' When she heard the fire bells, it took a massive amount of manpower to restrain her. She was over twenty years old at the time. She passed away on Feb 25, 1897. With City Council permission, Dolly was interred at Oak Grove Cemetery as a mark of honor. Recently, Paducah schoolchildren conducted a "Pennies for Dolly" drive and a granite marker has been erected at her final resting place.