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Maggie
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 Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:58 pm Post subject: The Fountain |
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| Is it solid copper, brass? Anyone know the history? |
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cookieclaygirl
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:19 am Post subject: |
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the late ray depuy (he and wife joan used to run the Art Center in town) was a champion for the fountain....the last major restoration that i can recall was in 1995 (i believe)...
according to one site i found the state facing south is bronze....(http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/memory/franklinmemory_p3b.html)...so prehaps the rest of it is (?)...that site was VERY informative about our fountain and other civil war related town-icons (i'd suggest looking it up and reading thru it)
according to another site, there apparently is a time capsule built into its base
cburg side notes:
did a quick google on it....came up with this interesting link. cburg on wikipedia...go figure!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambersburg,_Pennsylvania
and this is a really cool "retro" look at our town via old postcards:
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/memory/franklinmemory_p3c.html |
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cookieclaygirl
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Maggie
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Great links, CCGirl! Thanks for posting them. I remember Ray Depuy, did he also write a column in the PO at one time? |
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koozie
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I believe that he did, Maggie. He knew alot about the town of Chambersburg. I think you could probably label him the town historian in a way. |
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cookieclaygirl
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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| koozie wrote: | | I believe that he did, Maggie. He knew alot about the town of Chambersburg. I think you could probably label him the town historian in a way. |
I agree. Wholeheartedly. |
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Ret-Fed
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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| IIRC, Mrs. U. L. Gordy (wife of former school superintendent) bequeathed a sum of money for the complete restoration of the old fountain. Now, she will be rewarded by the school board when they rename the new "U. L. Gordy" school. |
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