Watering Fountains

Watering Fountains (HMCZS)

Location: Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 1.868', W 78° 28.622'

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During the late 1800's, the City of Charlottesville installed four watering fountains in the downtown area. The fountains were designed to provide water to the citizens, their horses and other domesticated animals. Water was provided by the City water system and fed through four fish-like features to the upper bowl. The overflow then filled the lower trough for the smaller animals. A fountain similar to this once stood in front of the courthouse on Jefferson Street and was removed a the time the Monticello Hotel was built in 1926. Through combined efforts of the Charlottesville Volunteer Fire Company and the City of Charlottesville, this fountain, one of the original four, was restored to this location November 2004.
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 2:24pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 721433 N 4212274
Decimal Degrees38.03113333, -78.47703333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 1.868', W 78° 28.622'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 1' 52.08" N, 78° 28' 37.32" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 220-298 6th St NE, Charlottesville VA 22902, US
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