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Description

Donated to the city by Henry D. Cogswell, a dentist, who was a crusader in the temperance movement. Fountain is one of a series commissioned in a belief that easy access to cool drinking water would keep people from consuming alcohol.

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Coordinates

38° 53' 38" N 77° 1' 18" W

Latitude/Longitude

-77.021586478770814,38.893840889214232

Authorized

1882 (J. R. 41 22 Stat 386)

Dedicated

1882

Sponsor

Donated to the City by Henry D. Cogswell

Owner

FEDERAL - NPS