44. BUBBLERS: Cogswell’s Infamous Fountains

<p>In the middle of downtown Pawtucket, there’s an old, no longer functioning drinking fountain that most people assume is just a statue. But it’s one of only a handful of remaining Temperance Fountains, donated to the city by a man who believed that the solution to drunkenness might just be a glass of fresh, cold water. </p><p>To Visit: Corner of Roosevelt Ave and Main Street, Pawtucket RI | You can map to 175 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860</p><p><i>Episode Source Material: </i></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2014/10/31/sheboygan-history-bubblers/18254395/">Debunking the the bubbler myth</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_D._Cogswell">Henry D. Cogswell - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-daily-globe-sep-27-1893-p-18/">Boston Daily Globe | September 27, 1893</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_fountain">Temperance fountain - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://rhodetour.org/items/show/31">“God's Free Gift to Man and Beast” - Henry Cogswell's Temperance Fountains | Rhode Tour</a></li><li><a href="https://newspaperarchive.com/dubuque-daily-herald-mar-06-1885-p-4/">Dubuque Daily Herald | March 6, 1885</a></li><li><a href="https://newspaperarchive.com/sandy-creek-news-jul-28-1887-p-4/">Sandy Creek News | July 28, 1887</a></li><li><a href="https://newspaperarchive.com/frederick-weekly-news-may-29-1884-p-7/">Frederick Weekly News | May 29, 1884</a></li><li><a href="https://newspaperarchive.com/brooklyn-daily-eagle-jul-16-1883-p-8/">Brooklyn Daily Eagle | July 16, 1883</a></li><li><a href="https://newspaperarchive.com/thompsonville-press-may-05-1881-p-4/">Thompsonville Press | May 5, 1881</a></li><li><a href="https://newspaperarchive.com/stafford-springs-press-oct-08-1885-p-3/">Stafford Springs Press | October 8, 1885</a></li><li><a href="https://www.spmc.org/blog/%E2%80%9Call-benefactors-man-i-claim-my-brethren%E2%80%9D-henry-d-cogswell-and-his-fountains-philanthropy">“All Benefactors of Man I Clai