1893 Rosenberg Fountain - Galveston, TX
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jhuoni
N 29° 18.303 W 094° 47.458
15R E 326060 N 3243113
Located at 21st St and Postoffice this is one of the surviving Henry Rosenberg Fountains donated to the City of Galveston by Henry Rosenberg.
Waymark Code: WM108J9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2019
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In 1898, the estate of Swiss-born Galveston banker and philanthropist Henry Rosenberg commissioned public fountains to supply water for thirsty people, horses, dogs, and cats. Rosenber's will specified "not less than ten drinking fountains for man and beast," but the bequest proved large enough to fund seventeen. Each bore a different, often classical, design by J. Massey Rhind and was crafted of light gray granite. Seven fountains remain of the original seventeen.
This fountain is one of the restored fountains originally contributed to the "Citizens of Galveston" by Henry Rosenberg.
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