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The chicken of Chicken, Alaska, USA

Chicken is one of the few surviving gold rush towns in Alaska. It got its unusual name when a roaming cartographer stopped in the town to ask miners what the town’s name was. Because there were a lot of Ptarmigan roaming the area, the miners decided to name the town after those birds. However, no one could agree on the correct spelling of Ptarmigan, so they opted for “Chicken” instead. The town still pays homage to its unusual name as can be seen in the photo.