Monticello in White County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Courthouse Cast Iron Drinking Fountain

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 4, 2024

1. Courthouse Cast Iron Drinking Fountain Marker

Inscription. This cast iron drinking fountain was located on the east side of the Bedford Limestone Courthouse approximately thirty feet from the intersection of Main and Broadway streets. Historians estimate it was made in the 1800's, about the time the Bedford Limestone Courthouse was built in 1894. On the fountain there was a trough from which horses could drink. Generations of residents and visitors remember cooling off with a splash of Monticello water from the fountain.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 40° 44.702′ N, 86° 45.644′ W. Marker is in Monticello, Indiana, in White County. It is at the intersection of North Bluff Street and East Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north on North Bluff Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 W Broadway Street, Monticello IN 47960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in 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

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Super Outbreak…Killer Tornado (here, next to this marker); The Black Light Poles (a few steps from this marker); The Monticello Tornado Memorial Sculpture (a few steps from this marker); The Finial (a few steps from this marker); Tornado Park Veterans Memorial (a few steps from

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this marker); Monticello Carnegie Library (within shouting distance of this marker); White County War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); State of Indiana Bicentennial Legacy Project of 2016 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monticello.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 4, 2024

2. Courthouse Cast Iron Drinking Fountain Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 4, 2024

3. Courthouse Cast Iron Drinking Fountain Marker

Tornado Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 4, 2024

4. Tornado Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 12, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.