Temperance Fountain

Local nameCogswell Temperance Fountain Memorial
LocationWashington D.C.

The Temperance Fountain is a fountain and statue located in Washington, D.C., donated to the city in 1882 by Henry D. Cogswell, a dentist from San Francisco, California, who was a crusader in the temperance movement.

This fountain was one of a series of temperance fountains he designed and commissioned in a belief that easy access to cool drinking water would keep people from consuming alcoholic beverages.

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Statue of 2 fish inside… @ Elvert Barnes on Flickr
 

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_Fountain_(Washington,_D.C.)

Address 687 Indiana Ave NW, Washington 20004, United States

Coordinates 38°53'37.672" N -77°1'17.966" E

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