Howard Elmer Memorial Fountain - Sayre, PA
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N 41° 58.839 W 076° 31.028
18T E 374315 N 4648740
Howard Elmer Park and the fountain are named for the town's founder.
Waymark Code: WMPV1M
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2015
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"Cast iron fountain with urn, topping squared pedestal with original projecting basins on three sides, and a "modern replacement" basin fourth side. At back, on ground level is a small basin for animals to drink from."
Elmer Park "Initially know as “City Park,” by resolution of the Sayre Borough Council it was renamed Howard Elmer Park in 1911 to honor the town’s founder."
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"In 1912 a cast-iron water fountain was donated by Mrs. Howard Elmer in memory of her husband and placed near the South Elmer Avenue entrance to the park. Originally it had four drinking outlets. Close to the ground were drinking pots for animals. In recent years several community-minded companies and their employees did restoration work, which has saved the fountain for the foreseeable future. The words “Howard Elmer Park” are visible on the north side of the fountain."