Lithia Fountain

The Lithia Fountain is a fountain in Ashland, Oregon, United States, installed in 1927.[1][2][3] Health benefits of water from the fountain, and the city's others, have been debated.[4]

Lithia Fountain
The fountain in 2013
Year1927 (1927)
LocationAshland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates42.197063°N 122.715417°W / 42.197063; -122.715417

High barium levels forced the city's public works department to turn off the fountains temporarily in 2016.[5][6]

References

  1. Aldous, Vickie (2007-12-22). "Ashland's famous fountain on winding road to recovery". Mail Tribune. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  2. Akins, Julie (2016-02-04). "Barium levels prompt Lithia Fountain shut-off". Mail Tribune. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  3. "Ashland's Lithia Water makes no boasts about healthfulness". Mail Tribune. 2014-06-06. Archived from the original on 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  4. Guzik, Hannah (2008-10-03). "Lithia water's health benefits debated". Ashland Tidings. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  5. Hale, Jamie (February 25, 2016). "Ashland's 'healing' fountains shut down due to tainted water". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. "Ashland's iconic Lithia water fountains turned back on". Ashland Tidings. 2016-03-01. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-09-09.


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