Reverend William Scott Southgate Memorial Fountain - Annapolis, MD
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N 38° 58.729 W 076° 29.563
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A fountain in a traffic circle in downtown Annapolis, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14E2T
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2021
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Taken from the Smithsonian website, "The fountain commemorates Reverend William Scott Southgate (1831 or 1833-1899), rector of Saint Anne's Parish in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, for thirty years. It was erected by the citizens of Annapolis and his parishioners. For related reading see: William K. Paynter's "St. Anne's Annapolis: History and Times," Annapolis, MD, 1980; Clarence Marbury White, Sr.'s, and Evangeline Kaise White's "The Years Between, A Chronicle of Annapolis, Md., 1800-1900," New York, NY: Exposition Press, 1957."
TITLE: Reverend William Scott Southgate Memorial Fountain
ARTIST(S): Brown, T. Roland, sculptor.
DATE: Dedicated May 21, 1901.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Indiana limestone; Basin: granite and concrete, painted.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MD000460
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Church Circle, Annapolis, Maryland
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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