Yerkes Fountain - Evanston, IL
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N 42° 02.907 W 087° 40.478
16T E 444170 N 4655375
(One of) the "Yerkes Fountains", constructed over a century ago in honor of prominent Chicagoland transportation tycoon Charles Yerkes, who made his fortune through financial speculations in several of Chicago's Interurban and Street railways.
Waymark Code: WM48MR
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2008
Views: 18
From geocache GCJ9Y9:
Constructed in 1896, and designed not as decorative display fountains, but as actual drinking fountains, satisfying the practical needs of travelers along Sheridan Road by providing a place for their horses to drink. The fountains were decorated in elaborate 1890's style, and in addition to the wide troughs for watering horses, included separate basins and spigots for people (and even for dogs and cats) to drink from.
The fountain was erected in the public right-of-way on the occasion of the dedication of Sheridan Road.
Setting: Outside
Place: public right of way in between streets
Use: decoration now
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