The Marshall University Memorial Fountain is a memorial fountain next to the Memorial Student Center, in Huntington, West Virginia. The fountain was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 19th, 2024.[4]
Marshall University Memorial Fountain | |
 Marshall University Memorial Fountain in 2020. | |
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| Location | 1 John Marshall Dr, Huntington, West Virginia 25755 |
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| Coordinates | 38°25′22″N 82°25′44″W / 38.42278°N 82.42889°W |
| Built | November 12th, 1972[2] |
| Architect | Harry Bertoia[3] |
| NRHP reference No. | 100010591[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 2024 |
Designed by Harry Bertoia, the fountain stands 13 feet tall and weighs over 6,500 pounds. Finished in 1972, the fountain was built in memory of the Marshall Plane Crash on November 14 1970, victims included 37 Marshall football players, 9 coaches and administrators, 25 fans and air crew of 5.[5][6][7]
Every year, on the anniversary of the crash, the fountain is shut off during a commemorative ceremony and not activated again until the following spring.[8]
Popular culture
editThe fountain can be seen in multiple parts of:
- Marshall University: Ashes to Glory, a documentary by Deborah Novak and John Witek, was released on November 18, 2000, about the crash and the subsequent recovery of the Marshall football program in the decades following.[9]
- We Are Marshall, a film dramatizing the crash of Flight 932 and its repercussions, premiered on December 12, 2006, in Huntington.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 22, 2024.
- ^ "Memorial Fountain - History and Traditions". Marshall University. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ "Abstract Memorial Continues to Memorialize Plane Crash". The Parthenon. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Nolting, Mike (June 13, 2024). "Marshall University Memorial Fountain nominated to be in the National Register of Historic Places". WV MetroNews. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ "Marshall crash still looms after 36 years". Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
- ^ Wilson, Amy (December 18, 2006). "The night Huntington died". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved December 18, 2006.
- ^ Straley, Steven Cody (March 19, 2024). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Marshall University Memorial Fountain" (PDF). West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Photos: 53rd annual Marshall University Memorial Fountain Ceremony". Herald Dispatch. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Deborah Novak et al. v. Warner Bros Pictures LLC et al. - 2:2007cv04000 - Justia Federal District Court Filings and Dockets
- ^ "We Are Marshall". WarnerBros.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.