A Testament to Craftsmanship

When Westmoreland State Park opened in 1936, this fountain greeted visitors to the park on the Potomac and introduced the well-crafted, beautiful structures they would see and use during their visit. Using native materials and National Park Service Rustic designs, young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed many of the park's enduring features, from cabins and picnic shelters to stone-lined culverts and ditches, with resources gathered on park grounds and with craftsmanship meant to last. The fountain later fell into disrepair and was repurposed for many years as a planter, but park staff and volunteers restored it to working condition in the spirit and honor of the original builders, and it now again welcomes visitors as originally intended.

Virginia · United States