September 5, 2020
New Jackson Memorial Fountain in Parkersburg’s City Park. Photo by Joe Waterman
Jackson Memorial Fountain is a historic fountain located at the entrance to City Park at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. The original fountain, built in 1905, was severely damaged by a storm in October, 2018 and recently replaced in June 2020. It is a cast iron structure that originally had three tiers. The second tier is topped by Parkersburg’s Lady of the Lake statue.
An article about the fountain’s replacement appeared in The Parkersburg News and Sentinel newspaper on June 16, 2020. View it at https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/community-news/2020/06/replacement-fountain-arrives-in-city-park/
Submitted by Joe Waterman of Sutton, WV