Court House
Fountain, Baker City, Baker County, Oregon
Court House Fountain
Many thanks to Gary
Jaensch for taking these pictures and getting the
information on the Court House Fountain
Contributed by Betty Sims
This is what the Fountain looked
like in the 1940's
Contributed by Gary
Jaensch |
Contributed by Gary
Jaensch |
| Boy With Boot
The Statue of "The Boy with the Leaking Boot",
currently displayed in the Courthouse lobby, stood for approximately 66
years in the east courtyard. It was the centerpiece of a fountain with
four lion heads spouting water toward the center, with water cascading
from the leaking boot.
Several stories regarding the statue's origin have been published, the
favorite one being that the little boy was a Civil War drummer who
carried water in his boot to the wounded soldiers. The statue is thought
to have been purchased through fund-raising efforts at local grade
schools, inspired by Judge Olmstead. There are reportedly 32 statues of
the boy throughout the world. Like many of those, our statue has been
vandalized and repaired many times. In 1975, the statue was brought
inside and enclosed in a protective glass case.
Source: The History of Baker County Oregon.
Published by the Baker County Historical Society
Copyright 1986 by the Baker County Historical Society (Used with
permission)
Contributed by: Gary Jaensch |
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Contributed by Gary
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Fountain Base |
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