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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 2013
Page
5
In Redmond Park a bronze fountain recalls Robert Thompson Soutter 1875 1892 with a memorial inscription. The 1909 tribute by Charles Soutter and Fannie Thompson Soutter faced long neglect and overgrowth while its back houses a faded epitaph about the boy’s death in a streetcar accident at Cedar Rapids in 1892.
Eastern Iowa readers are asked to share key people places and events for the Time Machine feature. The Gazette traces Cedar Rapids figures such as Charles Soutter and Thomas Sinclair linking packinghouses banks water works and park memorials with dates from 1900s to 1990s including the Redmond Park fountain relocation in 1995 and a restored plaque today.
Diane Langton revisits the Soutter Memorial Fountain saga in Cedar Rapids noting years of misstatements about its dedication, location, and donors. The piece traces claims from 1892 through 1994, clarifying that the fountain was placed in Redmond Park in August 1909 and was a gift from Charles Soutter, with later confusion linking it to the Humane Alliance and a horse trough.
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