Newport's Drinking Fountain - 1911 - Newport, Washington
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N 48° 10.657 W 117° 02.655
11U E 496710 N 5336042
This cool old fountain stands in a small plaza behind the old Great Northern Railway Depot on the south edge of downtown Newport.
Waymark Code: WMNKBG
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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This western style ceramic fountain has been standing, presumably at this location, since September 14th, 1911, on which date it was presented to the town by the Ladies Civic Improvement Club. Sixty Five years later, in 1976, a plaque was mounted nearby on a small concrete plinth which reads as follows:

NEWPORT'S DRINKING FOUNTAIN
SERVING MAN BEAST AND DOG
FOR THREE GENERATIONS
ERECTED BY
LADIES CIVIC IMPROVEMENT CLUB
SEPTEMBER 14, 1911

PLAQUE DEDICATED BY
NEWPORT-OLDTOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
1976

Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: Built September 14, 1911 - Plaque Dedicated 1976

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