A water fountain in a cemetery in Rochester, VT dedicated to Charles Wesley Emerson (founder of Emerson College in Boston, MA).
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A water fountain in a cemetery in Rochester, VT dedicated to Charles Wesley Emerson (founder of Emerson College in Boston, MA).
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I’d like to have a bathroom big enough to use this for a sink. I don’t think I have ever seen this design before.
The reverse of this has a smaller “trough”. A colleague and I couldn’t decide whether or not this was originally in the cemetery or if it was moved from the center of town. I’ve seen a few, but not too many of these elaborate fountains. They were often for animals and people!
Looks like some our roadside horse troughs.
Do you have many in Townshend or have you seen them across VT?
It was probably for the horses who pulled the hearse and the carriages which brought mourners to the cemetery. People also often came to visit the graves. A nice thoughtful gift to the horses.
Yes, that makes sense. Thanks!