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Landmark: Fitler Square
23rd and Pine.
On the Fitler Square tour .
Fitler Square Fountain
1976 (installed)
* Dedicated in honor of Marie F. Wilson
* birds ,
fountain
* Described in all online accounts found so far as a "Victorian era" fountain purchased by the Fitler Square Improvement Association.
* inscription:
for her outstanding contributions
to the beautification of
Fitler Square
* Center of Fitler Square.
* 39.947600,-75.179800 [map] [nearby]
Fitler Square Ram
Gerd Hesness ,
1982
* small
ram
* East end of Fitler Square.
* 39.947550,-75.179500 [map] [nearby]
Grizzly Bear
Eric Berg ,
1983
* small
bear
* West end of Fitler Square.
* 39.947600,-75.180050 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+bergbronze.com's page for this piece
+bergbronze.com
Family of Turtles
Eric Berg ,
1989
* small
tortoises
* Per bergbronze.com these are tortoises, not turtles, despite the title.
* West end of Fitler Square.
* 39.947550,-75.180050 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+bergbronze.com's page for this piece
+bergbronze.com
See Also
+fitlersquare.org
+tclf.org's Fitler Square page
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