Fireman's Drinking Fountain

Main St., Slatington, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Lehigh.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 09, 1981. NRIS 81000551.

1 contributing object.

From Wikipedia:

Fireman's Drinking Fountain

Fireman's Drinking Fountain is a historic drinking fountain located at Slatington, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1909, and is a 12-foot high monument, with a 7-foot, 3-inch, statue of a volunteer fireman holding a child in his left hand and a lantern in his right.

The zinc statue was manufactured by the J. W. Fiske & Company. It was restored in 1979, after being hit by an automobile.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998169

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