Littlefield Fountain

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Littlefield Fountain in front of The University of Texas Tower, lit in celebration of the 2005 Texas Longhorn football team's National Championship.

Littlefield Fountain is a monument by Italian-born sculptor Pompeo Coppini, located on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas.

The fountain was built with money from a $250,000 trust established by Major George W. Littlefield as a war memorial.^[1] It was unveiled in 1933, at a time when the Old Main Building was still in use. ^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Public Spaces. Green Growth 2. Austin History Center. Retrieved on 2006-07-02.
2. ^ The Littlefield Fountain. Campus Structures at The University of Texas at Austin. Center for American History. Retrieved on 2006-07-02.

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