Holt Memorial Fountain

Holt Memorial Fountain
A postcard of the fountain from 1910
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41°57′13″N 72°18′11″W / 41.9536°N 72.3031°W / 41.9536; -72.3031
LocationStafford Springs, Connecticut
TypeFountain
MaterialStone
Length16 feet (4.9 m)
Height12 feet (3.7 m)
Completion date1894 (1894)
Dedicated toCharles Holt

The Holt Memorial Fountain is a fountain located in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. The fountain was built in 1894 in memorial of Charles Holt, the owner of the Phoenix Woolen Co, a local mill.[1] The fountain causes a roundabout to form with Route 32 and Route 190 intersecting. The fountain water system had been broken due to a truck crash some time before 1996.[2] The fountain was proposed to be moved in 1990 to help traffic, but it was greatly opposed by the town.[3] The former railroad station is located less than 100 feet away.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Holt Memorial Fountain, Stafford SpringsCT Monuments.net | CT Monuments.net". ctmonuments.net. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  2. ^ "Holt Memorial Fountain To Be Flowing Again In Stafford". tribunedigital-thecourant. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  3. ^ Chamberlain, Claudia G. (1999-08-29). "The View From/Stafford; It Has Been Bumped, Bruised and Broken, but Fountain Survives". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  4. ^ "Memorial fountain and railroad station, Stafford Springs | Connecticut History Illustrated". connecticuthistoryillustrated.org. Retrieved 2016-11-29.


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