Captain John Ericsson Fountain - Philadelphia, PA
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A large circular fountain dedicated to Captain John Ericsson is located at Eakins Oval, in Philadelphia.
Waymark Code: WMFDXC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2012
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The fountain at the northeast end of Eakins Oval at Parkway and 24th Street, north of the equestrian statue of George Washington, is dedicated to Captain John Ericsson, the designer of the Union's first iron-clad ship, the Monitor. The fountain was the creation of Charles E. Borie, Jr., Horace Trumbauer, and Alfred Zantzinger. It was installed in 1934.
A bowl rises from the center of a large circular basin. Water shoots up from a central multi-tiered structure in the middle of the bowl and falls back into the bowl. Water then overflows the bowl into the basin.
The edge of the large basin is inscribed:
Dedicated to the memory of Captain John Ericsson, scientist, inventor, patriot. Born in Sweden July 31, 1803. Died in America, the country of his adoption, March 8, 1889.