Takoma Park in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Roscoe
(a.k.a. Chick Chick)
| | 1989 - 1999 | |
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2013
1. Roscoe Marker
who chose to live in our town,
was fed and protected by
Alan Daugharthy and Alma Keating,
and brought joy into our urban lives.
Friends of Roscoe.
Erected by Friends of Roscoe.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Animals.
Location. 38° 58.468′ N, 77° 0.741′ W. Marker is in Takoma Park, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Laurel Avenue. Roscoe is in the park in median of Laurel Avenue near its intersection with Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park DC 20912 at the Maryland-DC line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Takoma Park MD 20912, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Early Takoma (here, next to this marker); Scott H. Lawson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Original Federal Boundary Stone (about 700 feet away in District of Columbia); Union Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Thomas / Siegler House and Garden (approx. Ό mile away); DC's Pollinator Network (approx. 0.3 miles away in District of Columbia); Takoma Theatre Timeline (approx. 0.3
this page online
Also see . . . Remembering Roscoe,. Poultry Press, Volume 9, Number 2, Summer 1999. (Submitted on April 14, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2013
2. Roscoe Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2013
3. Roscoe
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2013
4. Roscoe Statue
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2013
5. Roscoe's Neapolitan Pizzeria
The memory of Roscoe the Rooster is so important to Takoma Park that the local pizza parlor is named for him.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 13, 2013
6. Roscoe as Pizza Symbol
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 833 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on April 19, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 14, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
