LeBreton Flats in Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
The Fleck Fountain
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La Fontaine Fleck
A Byway to the Past
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, August 20, 2019
1. The Fleck Fountain Marker
In 1894, it became a centrepiece for a small park built in the east end of the Flats. The park was a beautification project financed in part by Mrs. Fleck's son-in-law, Thomas Ahearn. How the fountain came to be buried in a different part of the Flats remains unknown.
This drinking fountain is a relic from a time when LeBreton Flats was a busy working-class neighbourhood in a young capital city. Living conditions - both in the Flats and in Ottawa itself - would improve greatly over the next few decades thanks to innovations linked to this community.
En 1894, la fontaine devient la pièce maîtresse d'un petit parc situé du côté est des plaines. Le parc est un projet d'embellissement financé en partie par le gendre de madame Fleck, Thomas Ahearn. La raison pour laquelle la fontaine fut enterrée dans une autre partie des plaines demeure inconnue.
Cette fontaine est une relique d'une époque où les plaines LeBreton étaient un quartier ouvrier animé au sein d'une jeune capitale. Les conditions de vie, dans les plaines et à Ottawa, s'améliorent considérablement au cours des décennies grâce aux innovations liées à cette communauté.
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Location. 45° 24.962′ N, 75° 42.887′ W. Marker is in Ottawa, Ontario. It is in LeBreton Flats. It is at the intersection of Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway and Booth Street on Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ottawa ON K1R, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Capital's Forest Heritage / Le patrimoine forestier de la capitale (approx. half a kilometer away); Christ Church Cathedral / La cathédrale Christ Church (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Royal Canadian Naval Monument / Monument De La Marine Royale Canadienne
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, August 20, 2019
2. The Fleck Fountain Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 537 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2021, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
