DECATUR â During a stroll, run or ride through Fairview Park, people can quench their thirst at a little piece of history.
Dr. Stephen Huss and his childhood friend John Huff spent their youth playing in the westside park during the 1950s, often stopping at the stone water fountains for a break. âI remember having to get up there to get a drink of water,â Huff said about the functional pieces of sculpture.
As time and the elements took their toll on the fountains, they eventually withered away.
However, one has recently been rescued decades after its first use.
Huss said he remembered the fountainsâ various locations, including one near the iron bridge at Stevens Creek. âBut I thought they were all gone,â he said.