Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fit for Man and Beast

Photographed by David Seibert, August 25, 2009

1. Fit for Man and Beast Marker

Inscription. This watering fountain at Broadway and 10th Street represents the last one of several located in each block down Broadway. It is Columbus' oldest public fountain, dating back to the earliest days of the city. Called the Man and Beast fountain, it contains three watering bowls, one at street level for dogs, a large one in the middle for horses, and a medium-sized one near the top for people. Although we no longer go to public fountains to collect drinking water, fountains offer our community an identity and sense of history in our public spaces.

Erected 2008 by Historic Columbus Foundation Inc. and Historic Chattahoochee Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 32° 27.883′ N, 84° 59.583′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. It is at the intersection of Broadway and 10th Street, in the median on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus GA 31901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pemberton’s Drugstores, 1857-69 (within shouting distance of this marker); Columbus Symphony Orchestra (within shouting distance of this marker); Nehi and Royal Crown Cola

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Kinfolks' Corner" (about 400 feet away); Ladies Defender (about 500 feet away); Springer Opera House (about 500 feet away); Dr. Thomas H. Brewer (about 500 feet away); Confederate Hospitals (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 25, 2009

2. Fit for Man and Beast Marker

The Drinking Fountain, "Fit for Man and Beast" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 25, 2009

3. The Drinking Fountain, "Fit for Man and Beast"

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,483 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.