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==Rhode Island Red==
[[File:Rhode Island Red Monument, Little Compton.jpg|thumb|The [[Rhode Island Red Monument]]|200x200px]]The [[Rhode Island Red]] is a native breed of poultry first bred by William Tripp in [[Adamsville, Rhode Island|Adamsville]]. According to The Livestock Conservancy, "The Rhode Island Red is not only America's best known breed, but is perhaps the world's best known fowl. It is the most successful dual purpose bird [raised for both eggs and meat], and remains an excellent farm chicken [or non-industrial breed]."<ref>Rhode Island Red [[Rhode Island Red|The Livestock Conservancy]]</ref>  In 1925, the Rhode Island Red Club of America donated funds for a [[monument to the Rhode Island Red]] in Adamsville, at the intersection of Main Street and Westport River Road. Another plaque honoring the Rhode Island Red was erected by the state on the breed's 100th anniversary in 1954, {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} south of Adamsville on the wall of what was William Tripp's farm. The two memorials reflect a dispute between poultry fanciers and farmers over who should have received credit for the breed's success.