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From: "Robin Gabriel" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 9:32 AM
Subject: hiero's (hero's) fountain


> OK, so I know that this is not directly a VA history question, but you all
> have been so helpful in the past and I am truly stumped on this one, so
> hopefully someone will know the answer.
>
> I got a letter recently from someone asking about Thomas Jefferson's
Hiero's
> Fountain at Monticello. Not having any idea what a Hiero's Fountain is,
> makes this a difficult question to answer. Can anyone tell me what one is
> and how it works? My gut tells me that TJ did not have one of these since
> there were no fountains that I know of at Monticello.
>
> Thanks,
> Robin
>
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> Robin H. Gabriel
> Director of Education
> Monticello
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