Fountain for Company H

Fountain for Company H

The fountain in 2015
Fountain for Company H
Location in Portland, Oregon
Artist John H. Beaver
Year 1914 (1914)
Type Fountain, sculpture
Medium Limestone
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 45°30′58″N 122°40′40″W / 45.51617°N 122.67777°W / 45.51617; -122.67777Coordinates: 45°30′58″N 122°40′40″W / 45.51617°N 122.67777°W / 45.51617; -122.67777

Fountain for Company H, also known as the Second Oregon Company Volunteers Fountain,[1][2][3] is an outdoor limestone fountain and war memorial designed by John H. Beaver, located in the Plaza Blocks in downtown Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Dedicated to the men of Company H of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment killed in service in the Philippine–American War, it was installed in Lownsdale Square in 1914.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Second Oregon Company Volunteers, (sculpture).". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  2. "A Guide to Portland Public Art" (PDF). Regional Arts & Culture Council. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  3. Woodman, Jennifer (November 29, 2011). "City officials tallying the costs of Occupy Portland movement". Daily Vanguard. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  4. "Lownsdale Square". City of Portland, Oregon. Retrieved July 5, 2014.

Further reading

External image
Fountain in Honor of Company H, Second Oregon Volunteers (Portland, Oregon) (1914), University of Oregon Libraries
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