Morgan Fountain, centerpiece of Shockoe Slip Plaza and Shockoe Slip Historic District, was donated by Charles S. Morgan “In memory of one who loved animals.” The fountain’s lower basin was intended as a watering trough for horses. It was constructed at a time when horses still transported people and goods.
- Name: Morgan Fountain
- Location: Shockoe Slip
- Year Completed: 1909
- Architect: unknown
- Style: Italian Renaissance
- Wikipedia: Shockoe Slip
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources: Shockoe Slip Historic District
- Richmond On The James: Very Richmond #11: Morgan Fountain in Shockoe Slip
- The Cultural Landscape Foundation: Shockoe Slip Plaza
- Google Map
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Morgan Fountain, centerpiece of Shockoe Slip Plaza and Shockoe Slip Historic District, was donated by Charles S. Morgan “In memory of one who loved animals.”
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Morgan Fountain, centerpiece of Shockoe Slip Plaza and Shockoe Slip Historic District, was donated by Charles S. Morgan “In memory of one who loved animals.”
All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2019 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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