Ladies’ Fountain Traditional Cache
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Please enjoy the view of the beautiful Fiske Fountain on Zane Square in historic downtown Lancaster. This fountain was commissioned in 1888 by a group of local women, and first dedicated in 1890. The women were looking for a way to contribute toward the general improvement of the place they all delighted to call home. The fountain was renovated and rededicated in 1988.
Check out the detail work on this painted zinc and concrete monument. Ornate fountain featuring multiple basins and mythical figures stands in low fountain basin. Four cherubs ride dolphins on the base. Each holds seashells in one hand. These cherubs sit around a fluted column which supports a round basin. Three cherubs and a stork stand around a foliated column which supports another basin. A female figure of a water nymph, who represents Peace, stands in the center. She is in Classical dress, and is pouring from a water jug held in her proper left arm. The fountain basin is decorated with minnows.
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