Volume 10 , Issue 8

Alva Fountain Mystery

"Linda, After seeing the picture of the old Woods County Courthouse fountain I looked up the attached picture of myself with my Grandma (Lulu Veley) in front of that same fountain. My best guess about when this picture was taken would be about 1947 or '48. Notice there is only one tier on the fountain, not three as was in the picture previously submitted. What happened to the other two?

The other mystery, is the faint shadow directly above the fountain of what appears to be a dome or steeple. (I'm not sure it will even show up in the attached picture. It is so faint that I didn't notice it at first.) Is it from the Courthouse, maybe? But I cannot figure out the orientation of the picture. The corner of the brick bulding on the right side appears to be the Courthouse, but that wouldn't line up right with the dome. Any explanation?

My memories from that time period are pretty vague. I only remember enjoying watching the fish. We moved to Cherokee in 1951 and on to Kansas in '52, then only occasionally returned to visit relatives and seldom went to the downtown square during those visits.

I'll be curious to see what the readers will respond. Someone always seems to know the answers to questions. I surely do enjoy the pictures and memories that people share, and am so grateful to you for keeping this e-zine going and all the research you do and share with us about Oklahoma history. Thanks a million!" -- Nola (Veley) Wilkerson - Email: wilkerne@bluevalley.net
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