Camden, SC
A Fountain With a Different Name
Picture from South Carolina Postcards: Camden by Howard
Woody and Davie Beard
If you visit Camden, SC and ask to see the National Humane
Alliance Fountain might give you a puzzled look. However, ask for the
Kirkland Memorial Fountain and they might be able to direct you to the
National Humane Alliance Fountain better known as the Kirkland Memorial
Fountain. Evidently, the people in Camden used one side of the fountain to
place this plaque instead of a lions head spigot:
We've found a couple of other fountains that have been "repurposed", but
this may be the first one where pennies raised from children combined with
the generosity of the National Humane Alliance created a fountain with two
names!
Today the fountain stands proudly in Hampton Park having been moved from its
original location.
Bonus pictures from the Library of Congress
Thank you to J Thornburg for finding these pohots.
Posted December 20, 2019 -
Updated April 2, 2020
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