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Reds rule the roost at Rhode Island crossing
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EXPLORE NEW ENGLAND / Detours
ADAMSVILLE, R.I. - Why did the chicken cross the road? Roosters
have their reasons, thousands of them - but if you happen to be in
Adamsville, R.I., there's really only one.
The chicken-and-road riddle runs into its answer at the three-way
country intersection of Adamsville Road, Westport Harbor Road, and
Main Street. Here self-respecting poultry (and passing tourists) stop
to check out the granite monument that celebrates the world-famous
state bird...
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