Water Fountains

Water fountains used to be spaced out every ten miles or so along the highway. Those old cars needed a lot of water! One of the old ones still exists at Ainsworth State Park, and I've got an old picture of a rather ornate one that used to be at Viento...

"A public convenience greatly appreciated where good water is available only at long intercals; this fountain is on the La Grande-Enterprise Highway in Wallowa County"


Booth, R. A, J. B. Yeon, W. B. Barratt, E. E. Kiddle, Herbert Nunn. Fifth Biennial Report of the Oregon State Highway Commission Covering the Period December 1, 1920 to November 30, 1922. Salem: State Printing Department. 1922.

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Location: The Dalles, OregonContent: No. 46. Columbia River Highway, Ore.Photographer: B.C. Markham, The Dalles, Oregon

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