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The fountain still runs for special occasions but leaks badly and needs to be constantly refilled, an official said.
In my last installment I asked for your thoughts on relocating the Freedom Fountain. I also promised another entry with my solution.
The fountain on the corner of New Bridge Street and Lejeune Boulevard has three parts: a large spout at the center to represent freedom, three medium water jets for federal, state, and local ...
Of course, he is sprinting back and forth through a big water fountain. (SOUNDBITE OF WATER AND CHILDREN LAUGHING) FIEDLER: The 5-year-old is surrounded by about a dozen other children in bathing ...
Jacksonville says this is the first case of significant vandalism to the fountain since it was dedicated in November 2012.
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Lietunant Gen Robert Hedlund, II Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General, will give the annual Freedom Address during the annual Freedom Fountain Observance … ...
A group of climate activists in Italy have poured what they described as “a charcoal-based black liquid” into the water of Rome’s famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four ...
Rome's historic and iconic Trevi Fountain became the site of a protest Sunday when climate activists turned its water black in protest of the fossil fuel industry.
Freedom Fountain was enhanced in January, when a wind detector was installed to reduce the water flow when the wind exceeds 8 mph, eliminating water being sprayed beyond the fountain.
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Officials in Jacksonville are investigating an incident where someone put soap in the Freedom Fountain as an act of vandalism. WNCT’s Claire Curry spoke with ...