Near Pinoak in Hampshire County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Pinoak Fountain
Built by State Road Comm. and local artisans in 1932; land given by H.R. Edeburn. Crystal quartz quarried from behind nearby Bloomery iron furnace, and stone from hillside behind the fountain. Spring water, gravity fed from hill above, supplied area residents and travelers. Fountain was popular site for picnics, dances, courting, & auctions. Restored in 1988 and maintained by Pinoak Extension Homemakers Club.
Erected 2001 by the Pinoak Extension Homemakers Club, and the West Virginia Division of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.
Location. 39° 26.329′ N, 78° 27.104′ W. Marker is near Pinoak, West Virginia, in Hampshire County. Marker is at the intersection of Highway 29 and Falconwood Road, on the right when traveling south on Highway 29. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paw Paw WV 25434, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. “Caudy’s Castle” (approx. 3.1 miles away); Bloomery Iron Furnace / Bloomery Gap Skirmish (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hampshire County / Morgan County (approx. 4.2 miles away); Morgan County / Hampshire County (approx. 4.3 miles away); Fight at Bloomery Gap (approx. 5˝ miles away).
Also see . . . Pin Oak Fountain - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History
“The Pin Oak Fountain represents an effort by the West Virginia State Road Commission in the 1930s to construct roadside drinking fountains along its roadways. As a rural state, there were not necessarily places to stop along many routes. The drinking fountains provided clean drinking water not only for travelers, but for residents of the nearby crossroad communities and hamlets.
Although there has not been a statewide inventory conducted of remaining roadside drinking fountains in West Virginia, there were at least two other fountains in Hampshire County along Route 50. The Pin Oak Fountain, which maintains a high degree of integrity of feeling, design, association and materials, is a vestige of the early automobile age and the state’s fledgling efforts to improve its transportation infrastructure.” (Submitted on August 27, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,660 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 9, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 27, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.