Watering Trough and Fountain

Watering Trough and Fountain (HM248H)

Location: Harwinton, CT 06791 Litchfield County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 46', W 73° 4.305'

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Inscription
Circa Early 1900s
Memorial by Catlin Family Descendants
The carved stone drinking fountain and horse
watering trough provided gravity-fed spring
water during the early twentieth century, when
horses and oxen pulled the heavy loads, people
walked the dusty roads to tend their affairs
and students hiked by on their way to and from
school.
Originally donated by Catlin family descendants
to honor their ancestors and to benefit their
fellow man, these monuments had beed located
at the top of "Meeting House Hill" near "Catlin
Corners", where Harmony Hill and Locust Roads
intersect Burlington Road.
The ever increasing volume of motor vehicle
traffic throughout the decades had finally
dictated that changes be made to improve the
highway site lines throughout the immediate
area where the spring-fed monuments had
originally served.
They have been moved to this location for the
safe keeping and viewing.
By LLoyd T. Shanley, Jr. Harwinton Historian- June 27, 2005
Details
HM NumberHM248H
Year Placed2005
Placed ByThe Harwinton Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, December 31st, 2017 at 1:04pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 660278 N 4625666
Decimal Degrees41.76666667, -73.07175000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 46', W 73° 4.305'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 46' 0" N, 73° 4' 18.3" W
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Area Code(s)860
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 60 Bentley Dr, Harwinton CT 06791, US
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