Kimball Fountain - Roanoke, Va
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fatcat161
N 37° 16.220 W 079° 56.286
17S E 594149 N 4125390
Located in a small green at the corner of Church Ave and Williamson Rd in downtown Roanoke.
Waymark Code: WM8GJG
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2010
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Frederick J. Kimball Memorial Fountain
Kimball (1844 - 1903) was Norfolk & Weastern's second president and first chairman. Thanks to his leadership, the railroad was headquartered in Roanoke and expanded westward into West Virginia and Ohio.
in 1907 this fountain, carved out of red granite, was erected bt Kimball's friends in a Shenandoah Avenue Park near the N&W passenger station. It provided water for "Man and bird and beast." Horses drank from the front basin, people from the rear, and dogs from the sides.
In 1993 Norfolk Southern's third chairman, David R. Goode, had the fountain restored and moved to this site.
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