tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986985511709586690.post7302527359684149074..comments2023-03-31T02:40:36.739-07:00Comments on Mojourner Truth: It's the Fountain? An Olympia (and Tenino) Mystery ArtifactUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986985511709586690.post-85445230729694869502013-12-17T16:38:17.190-08:002013-12-17T16:38:17.190-08:00Thanks so much to all of you who have shared your ...Thanks so much to all of you who have shared your knowledge on this! To my knowledge, the City has the fountain stone, and will put it back on display at some point. Mojournerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690572315325358499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986985511709586690.post-6178384498985032532013-12-17T11:00:13.996-08:002013-12-17T11:00:13.996-08:00It is one of three fountains ordered by the city o...It is one of three fountains ordered by the city of Olympia for Priest Point Park from Hercules Sandstone Quarry in Tenino, in 1915. The quarry refused to accept payment and created them as a gift (and, apparently, in exchange for some advert space on the fountain)<br /><br />-Edward E<br /><br />Source: "Beauties of Park Enhanced, Morning Olympian, 19 March 1915, 1.Tenalquothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469630338043132281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986985511709586690.post-81040193549084162832013-10-15T13:07:43.541-07:002013-10-15T13:07:43.541-07:00You could check with Keith Phillips from Tenino, h...You could check with Keith Phillips from Tenino, he is our current sandstone carver and would probably know much of the local history of the sandstone in the area.Rita Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498436464174761925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986985511709586690.post-24551366491160003252013-05-24T20:50:50.214-07:002013-05-24T20:50:50.214-07:00It does indeed appear to be a fountain of the type...It does indeed appear to be a fountain of the type very similar to the one depicted in this photo in the digital collection from the University of Washington entitled "Fountain sculpture of a bull fighting a lynx, under construction at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 1905." http://content.lib.washington.edu/u?/alaskawcanada,2174<br /><br />As to a photo of the chalet, here's a link to page 56 of the "Official guide to the Lewis and Clark centennial exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 1 to October 15, 1905": https://www.dropbox.com/s/3qmw38myeviunqk/Chalet.jpg The full guide is available at http://archive.org/details/officialguidetol00lewi<br /><br />In the "American Brewers' Review" volume 19 (1905), page 191 states: "The Olympia Brewing Co., of Portland, Ore, is erecting a Swiss chalet at the Lewis and Clark Exposition in that city. The building proper will be 30x60 feet on the ground and two stories hight and will be surrounded by handsome gardens. About half of the main floor of the building will be occupied by a tank in which water from the springs from which the Olympia brewery gets its supply will be aerated and distributed free among Exposition visitors. The building, exclusive of the ornamental panels of the interior, will cost $3,500."<br /><br />Rich Edwards<br />Historian, South Thurston County Historical Society<br />Tenino Depot MuseumSir Richard Fitzalanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079005936219296821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986985511709586690.post-80353560063014118352013-05-18T19:47:55.162-07:002013-05-18T19:47:55.162-07:00It would be a fitting artisanal treatment for an a...It would be a fitting artisanal treatment for an artesian well ...DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.com