Holt Memorial Fountain

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Holt Memorial Fountain
Stafford Springs station postcard.jpg
A postcard of the fountain from 1910
Holt Memorial Fountain
Location Stafford Springs, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°57′13″N72°18′11″W / 41.9536°N 72.3031°W / 41.9536; -72.3031
Type Fountain
Material Stone
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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