Webster County Well – Marshfield, Missouri
Posted by: BruceS
N 37° 20.303 W 092° 54.410
15S E 508252 N 4132415
Old well converted to a fountain and then converted to a flower bed on the grounds of the Webster County Courthouse in Marshfield, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMP2GG
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2015
Views: 5
The former fountain is constructed of cut stone. It has the appearance of a well. There are two stone plaques inscribed as follows:
This fountain erected in
commemoration of the 200th
anniversary of the signing
of the U.S. Constitution
November 11, 1987
Webster County Veterans
Memorial Association Inc.
Hand dug well serving Marshfield
on the square from the late 1860s to
1925. 42 ft deep, solid rock at 11 ft
20 ft water. Uncovered & restored
as historical site Oct 1987 by
Webster Co. Veterans Memorial
Assn. & the Historical Society.