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Photographs of the WCTU Fountain

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Photographs of the WCTU (Women's Christian Temperance Union) Fountain. The fountain was erected in 1905 for the purpose of removing "the temptation of visiting saloons from country boys". It was donated through the WCTU by Thomas Davis, a pioneer of…

Tags: Davis, Decatur IL, Fountain, Hardy, Historic, Illinois Central Railroad, Landmark, Maxwell, Mrs O.C. Maxwell, Photo File: Historic Landmarks, Prohibition, railroad, Thomas Davis, Wabash, WCTU, Women's Christian Temperance Union