Memorial Fountain and Statue

	Memorial Fountain and Statue
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Postcard of Fountain, Memorial Square, c. 1921
Location	Memorial Sq., Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′15″N 77°39′43″W / 39.93750°N 77.66194°W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1878
Built by	Fiske, J.W.
NRHP reference No.	78002400
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1978

The Memorial Fountain and Statue are an historic fountain and statue that are located in Memorial Square in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

History and notable features

Installed in 1878 and built of cast iron, the fountain basin is hexagonal and thirty feet in diameter. It features eight flower vases positioned around it. The central shaft is twenty-six feet high and topped by a turned finial. At the base of the shaft are four cherubs riding dolphins. Water projects from each dolphin's mouth. The statue is of a uniformed soldier with rifle, standing six feet tall.^[2]

These objects were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and are included in the Chambersburg Historic District.^[1]

Gallery

Statue of Union soldier facing south to ward off Confederates, 1878

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ronald L. Andrews (August 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Memorial Fountain and Statue" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ronald L. Andrews (August 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Memorial Fountain and Statue" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.

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