Drumheller Fountain

Drumheller Fountain, also known as the Frosh Pond since the early 1900s, is an outdoor fountain on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, in the United States.[1] The fountain was given its name is 1961 to honor the University Regent Joseph Drumheller, who gifted the actual fountain to the University for its centennial celebration.[2]

The fountain in 2013

Drumheller Fountain is predated by a pond similar in design and location known as Geyser Basin, which was built for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. While the design and location are similar, Geyser Basin was a separate, distinct structure from the current-day Drumheller Fountain.[3]

  • Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition on the UW campus toward Mount Rainier in 1909, Geyser Basin at center
  • Geyser Basin and Agriculture Building at AYP Exppaition
  • College of Fisheries students practice seining in Geuser Basin, 1921

See also

References
  1. "Drumheller Fountain". University of Washington. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. "Draining Drumheller Fountain". UW Facilities. University of Washington. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. "The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition". University Libraries. Retrieved 17 April 2017.


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