Dorothy Ripley Chapter D.A.R., (sculpture).

Dorothy Ripley Chapter D.A.R., (sculpture).

Bassett, architect.

Thomas Phillips & Sons Company, fabricator.

Dorothy Ripley Chapter D.A.R., (sculpture).

Battle of Pequot Swamp Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 17, 1903. Refurbished 1965. Rededicated 1991.

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Sculpture: gray granite and wrought iron; Base: gray granite.

Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.

(On rear of trough:) 1637/THIS FOUNTAIN COMMEMORATES THE/VALOR AND VICTORY/OF THE COLONIST FOREFATHERS AT/PEQUOT SWAMP (On side of trough:) 1903/ERECTED BY/DOROTHY RIPLEY CHAPTER/D.A.R./AND FRIENDS unsigned

A gray unpolished granite two-sided horse trough, surmounted by a granite block forming the base for a wrought iron gas lantern. Over each trough is a lion's head, which originally spouted water into the troughs. On the east side of the upper block is a scallop-shaped niche with a faucet. The front of the fountain is decorated with the D.A.R. insignia. The fountain sit atop a rough-hewn granite base.

History -- United States -- Connecticut

History -- United States -- Colonization

Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Southport

Administered by Southport Conservancy, P. O. Box 744, Fairfield, Connecticut 64930

Located 252 Main Street, opposite Harbor Road, Southport, Connecticut

The memorial was erected by the Dorothy Riply Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and friends to commemorate the valor and victory of the Colonist forefathers at Pequot Swamp in 1637. The Battle of Pequot Swamp was an engagement with the Indians of the area over possession of the land. For related information see: Mary Philthera Root's "Chapter Sketches, Connecticut D.A.R. Patron Saints," Connecticut D.A.R., 1901, pg. 329-337. The troughs were refurbished and a new lantern added in 1965. In 1991, the fountain was cleaned.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.

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