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09-SEP-2003 john j boyle

Rebecca Darby Smith
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"Rebecca at the Well, 1908, John J. Boyle; Fountain, "to refresh the weary...""
The legend on the bronze: "Drink and I will give thy Camels Drink also."
A legacy from Rebecca Darby Smith. On the base: "I give this legacy for a triple purpose. First to ornament the city that William Penn founded. To refresh the weary and thirsty, both man & beast. And to commemorate a fact of sacred history."
Now in Fairmount Park, behind the Horticulture Center.

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