Sister City Cairn and Fountain - Culman, AL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 34° 10.572 W 086° 50.550
16S E 514514 N 3781704
Obviously a sister city monument, but what was here before it became a parking lot? Was this the train station, or a park?
Waymark Code: WMZQ5K
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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County of monument: Cullman County
Location of monument: 220 1st Ave. SE, Cullman
Erected: April 14, 1988
Erected by: The Cullman German Club

Called a fountain, but no water in it, no water flowing. I could find no one who could give me anything on the fountain.

Text on plaque:

FRANKWEILER FOUNTAIN
Dedicated to
The common thread of history
Which binds the people of Cullman, Alabama
To the people of Frankweiler, FRG.
Erected by and presented to the City of Cullman
by The Cullman German Club
April 14, 1988


"Frankweiler is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Its sister city is Cullman, Alabama." ~ Wikipedia


"Cullman is a city in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. Cullman is located along Interstate 65, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Birmingham and about 55 miles (89 km) south of Huntsville. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 14,775, with an estimated population of 15,350 in 2015. Cullman is the seat of Cullman County." ~ Wikipedia

Cairn Location: In a parking area, once the train station? or was it a park?

Cairn Purpose: Other (please describe in description)

Type if different from above list: Sister City Monument

Types of rock: sedimentary rocks, with exposures of igneous and metamorphic rocks

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