Fountain at Point State Park

1974

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Fountain at Point State Park
  • Title
  • Fountain at Point State Park
  • Creator
  • unknown
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B008.F13.I05
  • Description
  • The fountain, located at the headwaters of the Ohio River in Pittsburgh’s Point State Park, was designed by the 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 about 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.
  • Subject
  • Point Park Fountain (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Point State Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Fountains--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Gateway Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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