Woman's Christian Temperance Union Public Fountain (W.C.T.U. Fountain) is a historic

temperance fountain A temperance fountain was a fountain that was set up, usually by a private benefactor, to encourage temperance, and to make abstinence from beer possible by the provision of clean, safe, and free water. Beer was the main alternative to water, an ...

at Clarinda and Sheridan Streets in

Shenandoah, Iowa Shenandoah is a city in Page and Fremont counties in Iowa, United States. The population was 4,925 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. Once referred to as the "seed and nursery center of the world," Shenandoah is the home to Earl May Seed Compan ...

, United States. It was built in 1912 by the

Woman's Christian Temperance Union The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is an international temperance organization, originating among women in the United States Prohibition movement. It was among the first organizations of women devoted to social reform with a program th ...

to provide water as an alternative to alcohol consumption. with The fountain honored Mrs. Lavina Nichols, the local founder of the Shenandoah WCTU chapter. It cost $500 to install ($ in current value.), and features a base and pedestal that is tall. The sign and column were added ten years later. The fountain was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1984.

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National Register of Historic Places in Page County, Iowa Buildings and structures completed in 1912 Buildings and structures in Page County, Iowa Drinking fountains in the United States Woman's Christian Temperance Union 1912 establishments in Iowa History of women in Iowa {{PageCountyIA-NRHP-stub

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