Located on the town common, the fountain is an iconic monument here in Warwick. After almost 120 years, it still provides a source of fresh drinking water fresh from the streams running of Mount Grace.
A water trough still sits on the side of route 78.
Walling Map of Warwick, Massachusetts, created in 1858.
Captain Ball is captain of D company of the 16th Vermont Regiment who in 1863 awaited the famous charge of Confederates under General Picket.
Henry F. Jenks patents his design for his drinking fountain design.
Charles Morse indicates that Captain David Ball was highly regarded in Warwick after the battle at Gettysburg: Biography of Warwick, Massachusetts, page 171.
On July 7th 1900 Julia B. Thayer of Keene NH (philanthropist and suffragette) donates the fountain to the town of Warwick. Henry F. Jenks was there to help with the installation.
Catalog illustrates three different fountain designs.
The neighboring town of Northfield (Mass) erects its own town fountain.
Contains many advertisements of the Henry F. Jenks Co. fountains.
The fountain has been an iconic monument in the town for many years, as this image illustrates.
This document discusses many of the natural, recreational, cultural and historical resources in the town of Warwick with a view to conservation and preservation. The fountain is recognized by the town and in particular the children of Warwick Community School as one of the special things about Warwick.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s there were fountains being installed in many towns in the United States. Whether to provide fresh drinking water to humans and animals, or as part of the temperance movement, or in commemoration of someone or something. Henry F. Jenks cast iron fountains are a part of this history.
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