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The recent "near riot" out at Pensacola Beach raises a question. That strip of public beach where the altercation occurred is commonly called "Chicken Bone Beach," a name with negative connotations and arguably racist origins. I've heard people call it that most of my life. Langdon Beach is named for Lieutenant Loomis S. Langdon, a soldier stationed at Fort Pickens during the Civil War who eventually became commander of the fort. He was commander of the fort in the 1880s, during Geronimo's famous imprisonment there.
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The recent "near riot" out at Pensacola Beach raises a question. That strip of public beach where the altercation occurred is commonly called "Chicken Bone Beach," a name with negative connotations and arguably racist origins. I've heard people call it that most of my life; I don't know if it even has an official name. How should we label it? On the one hand I'm hesitant to legitimize potentially offensive nomenclature, but on the other hand I don't want to sacrifice thoroughness over concerns of political correctness. Any thoughts? --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 16:12, 29 April 2008 (CDT)
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:I would probably first exhaust as many resources as possible trying to find out if there is any official or traditional name (for instance, perhaps black visitors have another name for it), and if it indeed does not, I would create the article under that title but with a clear disclaimer of some sort noting that it is a colloquial rather than official name. '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 18:09, 29 April 2008 (CDT)
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Littering teenagers led to the joking name of Chicken Bone Beach. Late night parties often migrate here after dark, and island residents who disapprove of the resulting noise and litter came up with the name.
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::I agree. On further investigation, I [http://www.sria-fla.com/recreation.htm found] that "Ft. Pickens Gate Park" (or [[Fort Pickens Gate Park]] — we should probably make a note about abbreviations in the [[Pensapedia:Naming conventions|naming conventions]]) really is the official name for that spot. But you would agree that we should include the colloquial name with a note, rather than avoiding it altogether? --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 08:58, 30 April 2008 (CDT)
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:::I do so agree. '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 18:56, 30 April 2008 (CDT)

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