Rhode Island Red Monument
The Rhode Island Red Monument in the hamlet of Adamsville of Little Compton, Rhode Island, at the intersection of Main Street, Adamsville Road, and Old Harbor Road, commemorates the Rhode Island Red breed of chicken, Rhode Island's state bird. The sculpture was completed in 1925 by Henry L. Norton from Winthrop, Massachusetts.
(2021)
Henry L. Norton's relief sculpture of a Rhode Island Red rooster
The centennial monument at Tripp's Farm
Little Compton, Rhode Island
Little Compton is a coastal town in Newport County, Rhode Island, bounded on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by the Sakonnet River, on the north by the town of Tiverton, and on the east by the town of Westport, Massachusetts. The population was 3,589 as of 2022 Town Records. However, during the summer months the population nearly doubles due to the tourist aspect of the town.
Town Common and the United Congregational Church
Wilbor House, built in 1692, is now the headquarters of the Little Compton Historical Society and a museum
Town Hall (right) and the former schoolhouse which is now connected to it are part of the Little Compton Common Historic District
View of Sakonnet Harbor