Takoma Park in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Roscoe
(a.k.a. Chick Chick)
—1989 - 1999 —
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.
Location. 38° 58.468′ N, 77° 0.741′ W. Marker is in Takoma Park, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Laurel Avenue. Touch for map. 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. Marker is in this post office area: Takoma Park MD 20912, United States of America.
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 NE 2 (about 700 feet away in District of Columbia); The Thomas/Siegler House and Garden (approx. ¼ mile away); Takoma Station Tavern (approx. 0.3 miles away in District of Columbia); Founding of Takoma Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walt Penney Field (approx. 0.6 miles away); Belle Ziegler Park (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Takoma Park.
Also see . . .
1. 'Roscoe' enjoys a permanent roost in Old Town Takoma. Oct. 30, 2002 article by Meredith Hooker in the Takoma Voice. (Submitted on April 14, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
2. Remembering Roscoe,. Poultry Press, Volume 9, Number 2, Summer 1999. (Submitted on April 14, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Categories. • Animals •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on April 14, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 350 times since then and 10 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.