Dr. Charles H. Osgood Fountain - Norwich, CT
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N 41° 32.192 W 072° 04.940
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The Dr. Charles H. Osgood Fountain is located on the campus of the Norwich free Academy at 305 Broadway, Norwich, CT.
Waymark Code: WMYQZP
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2018
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The Dr. Charles H. Osgood Fountain is a beautiful 15' diameter circular fountain surrounded by a decorative, 3' high iron fence. In the middle of the ground level basin is a white ornate base which supports a basin which has four equidistant dolphin figures spouting water into the basin. An ornate pedestal then supports a draped female figure with her arms held over her head. Water sprays up from a fountain above her head and falls back into the basins below.
A monument next to the fountain has a plaque which explains the history of the fountain. The plaque is inscribed:
Dr. Charles H. Osgood Fountain
Dr. Osgood was one of the original founding fathers
of the Norwich Free Academy in 1854.
The fountain was on his estate at the corner of
Washington and Broad Streets. In 1957,
Milton Green purchased and installed the fountain
at his home in Poquetanuck, (Preston), CT.
Donated by Russell M. Green in April 2012
Class of 1955