Volume 6 , Issue 7

As to Woods County's Old Courthouse Fountain...

In last week's issue (Vol. 6, Iss. 6) there was a photo of a dragon head fountain that now resides in a prominent Albuquerque, New Mexico private courtyard. That fountain is NOT the main fountain that once graced the Woods County courthouse lawn in downtown Alva. According to one of our readers who remembers it well, "It is a drinking fountain that stood on the walk outside the west steps of the courthouse and adjacent to the goldfish pond. I drank from it many, many times over the course of about ten years. When it was in use, the dragons were painted green, the eyes were white with black irises, the teeth were white, and the tongue and inside of the mouth were painted red. The 'cups' you see below the dragon head on each side of the fountain once held stainless steel bowls. There was a drinking spout on both sides of the fountain and you turned a handle to make the water bubble up from spigots within the steel bowls....."

So... We are still in search of the main fountain that once graced the courthouse lawn before the early fifties saw it's demise. We could sure use your help! If you happen to know of someone that knows anything, please let us know. Thanks for your help!   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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