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Show WASHINGTON'S STONE TROUGH i riolnrmne Bnaln In Philadelphia, from WhJeta that General tered Ul Rnraa. The famous old stone basin from which Washington watered hi horses in revolutionary days is no longer used as a pump trough. It him been removed from the obscurity obscur-ity of the old frame pump house adjoining ad-joining the liartram mansion (where for nearly a century it collected the' waters from the codling springs of the old well) and has been given a position of honor jimt outside of the historic mansion, says the Philadel- phia Kecorcl. At first glance it iieems to have been placed tlins in order to serve as a huge stone cistern to collect, the rain water from the projecting cans, but closer inspection shows Mint the rain spout is turned away from it., and it is not intended to servo any practical purpose, but is. simply preserved as a treasured relic. In giving It a position of honor,' where it. will attract the attention of, the visitor soon after entering the famous gardens, the place has been carefully chosen. For although it had been taken from the old well which, perhaps, seemed n more appropriate ap-propriate place for it, where it stood when Washington's horses drank from it, it has been placed near the famous "Washington arbor" on the river front of t he Hart ram house. Only a few yards away in the long ago there stood the Washington arbor. overlooking the shining stretch of Schuylkill. " Close by this mammoth stone basin or trough, on the lawn on the river front of the house, are two noble boxwood trees sent from Smyrna, ' Turkey, to Mr. tin rt ram by the earl of Bute, over lfin years ago. Appro-! priate surroundings these for the historic old stone trough. |