Crystal Springs Fountain

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| name = Crystal Springs Fountain

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| nearest_city =Crystal Springs

| locmapin = North Dakota#USA

| map_caption = Location of the fountain on old U.S. 10

| built = 1935

| builder = Art Geisler

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| added = December 7, 2010{{cite web|title=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/06/10 Through 12/10/10|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20101217.htm|publisher=US National Park Service|accessdate=August 2, 2012}}

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The Crystal Springs Fountain is a historic roadside fountain along old U.S. Route 10 near Crystal Springs, North Dakota.Martens, section F, p. 22. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. It provided spring water and was a rest stop for travelers.{{cite web|title=Press Release - Three North Dakota Properties Listed in National Register of Historic Places|publisher=State Historical Society of North Dakota|date=January 5, 2011|url=http://history.nd.gov/pressroom/nationalregister_jan11.html|accessdate=August 1, 2012}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The fountain, fed by an artesian well, consists of an elevated reservoir that leads down to an open drinking fountain. The fountain, made of local fieldstone, was constructed in 1935, by stonemason Art Geisler as a replacement for "the old iron pipe from which travelers used to obtain a cool drink of spring water while motoring on No. 10." Its construction was sponsored by the state highway department under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration.Martens, section E, p. 19. The fountain is located in a clearing adjacent to Crystal Springs Lake.

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  • {{Cite report|last=Martens|first=Steve C|title=Federal Relief Construction in North Dakota, 1931–1943 Multiple Property Documentation Form|url=http://history.nd.gov/hp/PDFinfo/MPDF%20Complete%20Rev%2010_2010.pdf|publisher=United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720152233/http://history.nd.gov/hp/PDFinfo/MPDF%20Complete%20Rev%2010_2010.pdf|archivedate=2012-07-20|url-status=dead}}