Jackson Memorial Fountain, Parkersburg

Name: Jackson Memorial Fountain
Address: Parkersburg, United States

#16 among attractions in Parkersburg

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Jackson Memorial Fountain is a historic fountain located at the entrance to City Park at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1905 and is a cast iron structure that originally had three tiers. The second tier is topped by Parkersburg's Lady of the Lake statue. It features elaborately sculpted and decorated basins and pedestals. The fountain is dedicated to the locally prominent Jackson family, that included General John Jay Jackson and his sons Federal Judge John Jay Jackson, Jr. Governor Jacob B. Jackson, and Circuit Judge and Congressman James M. Jackson. ()

Built: 1905 (119 years ago)Coordinates: 39°16'10"N, 81°31'55"W

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Parkersburg United States

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Jackson Memorial Fountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bethel AME Church, Oakland, House at 10th and Avery Streets, First Presbyterian Church.

1.3 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Bethel AME Church, Parkersburg
32 min walk • Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church was a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 820 Clay Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia.
0.7 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Oakland, Parkersburg
18 min walk • "Oakland," also known as the James M. Stephenson House, is a home located in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. Although a slaveholder and sympathizing with the Confederacy, Stephenson was also married to the sister of Unionist Arthur Boreman, and allowed then Union Army Col.
1.1 miW
Park
House at 10th and Avery Streets, Parkersburg
28 min walk • House at 10th and Avery Streets is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built between about 1860 and 1879, and is a two-story, frame house in the Eastlake / Carpenter Gothic style.
1.2 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Presbyterian Church, Parkersburg
32 min walk • First Presbyterian Church, also known as the Calvary Temple Evangelical Church, is a historic church at 946 Market Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1894, and is a two-story, brick and stone church building in a combined Romanesque / Gothic Revival style. It features a corner bell tower.
~980 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Henry Cooper House, Parkersburg
5 min walk • Henry Cooper House, also known as The Daughters of American Pioneers Museum and Cooper Cabin, is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia.
1.4 miSW
Cemetery
Tavenner House, Parkersburg
37 min walk • Tavenner House is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. The main house was built about 1812, and is a two-story, brick house coated in stucco in the Federal style.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Avery Street Historic District, Parkersburg
32 min walk • Avery Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It is to the east of the Julia-Ann Square Historic District and south of the Parkersburg High School-Washington Avenue Historic District.
0.6 miNW
Neighbourhood, Tudor Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Parkersburg High School–Washington Avenue Historic District, Parkersburg
16 min walk • Parkersburg High School–Washington Avenue Historic District, is a national historic district located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia.

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Which popular attractions are close to Jackson Memorial Fountain?

Nearby attractions include Henry Cooper House, Parkersburg (5 min walk), Parkersburg High School–Washington Avenue Historic District, Parkersburg (16 min walk), Oakland, Parkersburg (18 min walk).