{"id":455,"date":"2015-08-03T05:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T09:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.rhodeisland.wordcamp.org\/?p=455"},"modified":"2015-08-07T21:10:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T01:10:12","slug":"competing-rooster-plaques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.wordcamp.org\/2015\/competing-rooster-plaques\/","title":{"rendered":"Competing Rooster Plaques"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wait, is our logo embroiled in a controversy? <\/span><\/p>\n

As you know from a previous post<\/a>, the Rhode Island state bird, the Rhode Island Red chicken has a proud history. And, it is the centerpiece of our WordCamp RI logo.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rhode Island Red monument in Little Compton Rhode Island, courtesy Wikipedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

The contributions of this bird to the state’s farming industry was such that many people thought it fitting to have a plaque erected to honor the prestigious poultry. \u00a0It was first bred in Little Compton and so in 1925 the Rhode Island Red Club put up a monument in an area of Little Compton known as Adamsville. This plaque is listed<\/a><\/span> on the National Register of Historic Places. (That’s right! \u00a0The National Register of Historic Places. \u00a0\u201cNot for nothing,\u201d this chicken is a big deal in the state’s history!)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You might think this very fitting and outside the possibility\u00a0of controversy. However, controversy did indeed erupt. <\/span><\/p>\n

The issue: was the chicken developed in Adamsville? \u00a0No. <\/span><\/p>\n

Well then why was the plaque put up there? Reportedly because a landowner in Adamsville was willing to donate the land for the monument. This location did not sit well with some of the purists, who felt that a plaque should go up near the actual farm that developed the Rhode Island Red. <\/span><\/p>\n

So, in 1954 (the same year Rhode Island voted on an official state bird) another plaque went up near the farm where the famous chicken was developed, on Long Highway.<\/span><\/p>\n

To this day both plaques publicly co-exist on the side of (two) roads in Little Compton and you can view them whenever you wish.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s give this a little bit of context: Little Compton has no <\/em>traffic lights; it only has one<\/em> gas station, but it has two<\/em> Rhode Island Red commemorative plaques!<\/span><\/p>\n

After touring the rooster monuments, be sure to come to New England Tech in East Greenwich\u00a0on September 25 and 26 and attend WordCamp RI!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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