This is the "new" fountain on the southeast corner of the Elba town square where the county courthouse is located. It's a far cry from the old flowing well that I remember as a child.
The old fountain was not in the center, but water bubbled out of cement posts and you just leaned over and got a drink of awful tasting water. I wonder what was in it that made it taste so bad. There was a small pond in the center with big gold fish swimming among the algae and water lilies. I think this is where I first saw gold fish. I remember thinking how beautiful they were. I think there was a wire fence and some shrubbery around the area. There were other flowing wells in Elba including one near the railroad track in New Town by Uncle Drayden Smith's store (Smith Brothers). I don't know what happened to all of the flowing wells.
A lot of school club initiations included something taking place at the flowing well downtown. I remember we had to do something in the Beta Club at night that involved going to the flowing well. It was spooky there at night. Maybe someday I can locate a photo of the old flowing well and add to this blog. I can probably find one in old school annuals at the library.
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