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Fountain at Point State Park looking toward the North Side
1974
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Title
Fountain at Point State Park looking toward the North Side
Creator
unknown
Identifier
MSP285.B008.F13.I02
Description
The fountain, located at the headwaters of the Ohio River in Pittsburgh’s Point State Park, was designed by architects Stotz, Hess, MacLachlan & Foster. The fountain, the tallest in the United States, shapes approximately 6,000 gallons of water per minute into a spout 150 feet high. It is fed by the famous “fourth river” (Wisconsin Glacial Flow) located about fifty-five feet below ground. The fountain was dedicated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on August 30, 1974, marking the completion of Point State Park. In the background in Three Rivers Stadium which was built in 1970 and imploded on February 11, 2001.
Subject
Fountains--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Point State Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.)
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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