Wheeler Town Clock, Manitou Springs, CO
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N 38° 51.467 W 104° 54.982
13S E 507256 N 4300998
Wheeler Town Clock located in the city of Manitou Springs, CO
Waymark Code: WMGNZ
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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Jerome Wheeler donated this clock in 1889 for the opening of the Manitou Water Bottling Company. The clock, cast in Italy, was also a fountain. Water flowed from stylized dolphin heads into bowls; the lower bowls allowed "man's best friend" a drink. The statue on top is of the goddess Hebe. "Hebe is the goddess of eternal youth, the daughter of Zeus." She was formerly known as Hygeia, after being misidentified for almost 120 years. It was an honest mistake to dub her Hygeia, goddess of health and daughter of healing god Asclepius, when mineral water bottling magnate Jerome Wheeler gave the statue to the town in 1890.
Status: Working

Display: Free Standing

Year built: 01/01/1889

Web link to additional info: Not listed
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