MEDIA ADVISORY
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications (304) 696-7153
 

Memorial Fountain to be rededicated Wednesday, April 9 

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Rededication of the Marshall University Memorial Fountain will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, on the Memorial Student Center plaza on the Huntington campus.

Gov. Joe Manchin III, Marshall President Stephen J. Kopp and others will speak during the ceremony, which will conclude with the turning on of the fountain for the summer. The fountain is silenced each Nov. 14 during the annual memorial service honoring the victims of the 1970 Marshall plane crash.

Since January, the fountain and its foundation have undergone extensive repairs. Most noticeable is the new granite surface, both inside and out, of the foundation; a copper catch tray for the water to flow into from the fountain; and a higher spray of water, similar to the original output when the fountain was installed in 1972.

WHAT: Rededication of the Memorial Fountain
WHEN: 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 9
WHERE: Memorial Student Center plaza

The media are welcome to attend and cover the event.

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