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Whitewater's landmark buildings and places

A gallery including 14 of the 19 locations on the Whitewater historic landmarks self-guided walking tour and guided Indian Mounds tours May 22, 2010.

Monday, May 17, 2010
Birge Fountain, 1903; 402 W. Main St. The fountain has ...

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Birge Fountain, 1903; 402 W. Main St. The fountain has a cast-iron base and is decorated with a water nymph and four cherubs riding dolphins. It's survived some vandalism, weathering and war scrap drives of the last century, when many public art objects were torn down and the metal melted down for the war effort.

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