Fonthill Castle Weathervane - Doylestown, PA
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Janila
N 40° 19.263 W 075° 07.367
18T E 489567 N 4463398
This weathervane, although not the original weathervane, sits on the Fonthill Castle in Doylestown, PA.
Waymark Code: WMZ1GJ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2018
Views: 6
In doing research for the weathervane currently sitting on top of the Fonthill Castle in Doylestown, PA, I discovered that the original weathervane was of a horse named Lucy, honored by Henry Chapman Mercer, the owner of Fonthill. Built between 1908 -1912, Lucy assisted in the heavy concrete construction and Mr. Mercer remembered her hard work. There is no mention of when Lucy was removed and this weathervane of a crouching human figure working on something, perhaps a fire, was placed.
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