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The community was relieved when the cow was replaced in , safe and back to keeping watch over West Ashley. Mother Nature has not been the only trail the Coburg cow has faced. In the s riding the cow became a kind of rite passage for Charleston youths. According to Hanckell, only two people have been arrested for riding the cow: Both were eventually let off the hook. It is important to note that attempting to ride the cow is indeed highly illegal.
In early , the cow suffered one of its most damaging rides ever. Several Citadel cadets were making their yearly visit to the Savannah Highway rodeo, a tradition following the Ring Ceremony, when tragedy struck.
The cow was badly damaged and several cadets were banged up pretty good, too. The cow had to be totally rehabilitated. It was a sad day for the citizens of West Ashley.
The citizens rallied and the Citadel Corps of Cadets took up a collection. Before long the cow was back in her rightful place.
A ceremony was held and hundreds of people crowded into the parking lot around the cow. With the exception of a few missing tails, the cow more or less lived the easy life for the rest of the s. Because the Coburg Dairy had moved to North Charleston, closing its West Ashley facility, a city ordinance that prohibits off-premises signage threatened to send the cow to the slaughterhouse.
Protests were organized and petitions were signed. When the item came up at the Zoning Board meeting, a multitude of pro-cow activists came out to support her. And since not one person spoke in opposition to the cow, she was given a zoning variance and allowed to stay.
Through all of her ups and down, its been the community that has always been the biggest fan of the Coburg Cow. That makes Frank Hanckell feel good. She will be years-old in and will possible be eligible to be listed as a historic object in the National Register of Historic Places.
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