Temperance Fountain
The Temperance Fountain is a fountain and statue located in Washington, D.C., donated to the city in 1882 by Henry D. Cogswell, a dentist from San Francisco, California, who was a crusader in the temperance movement.
- Park
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Cogswell Temperance Fountain Memorial”
- Description: fountain and statue in Washington, D.C.
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Temperance Fountain
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Latitude
38.894° or 38° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
-77.02137° or 77° 1′ 17″ west
Open location code
87C4VXVH+JF
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Temperance Fountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cogswell Temperance Fountain Memorial”
- Chinese: “禁酒噴水池”
- French: “Fontaine de tempérance à Washington”
- French: “fontaine de tempérance”
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