Submitted by Gail Husick Task: The target is an event at a location Basic: Describe the event and/or the location Intermediate: Also describe any participants Advanced: Also provide scalar info (measures, weights, shapes, sizes, etc.) and find its location on the dowsing map. ================= http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article17103305.html 1,2,3 - April 1, 2015: Workers unloaded pieces of the J.C. Nichols fountain Wednesday at the Country Club Plaza to put it back together after it got a complete restoration over the past four months. Plans call for the fountain to be unveiled for Fountain Day on April 14, 2015. KEITH MYERS The Kansas City Star 4 - 14 Workers unloaded pieces of the J.C. Nichols Fountain on Wednesday at the Country Club Plaza to put it back together after it got a complete restoration over the past four months. Plans call for the fountain to be unveiled for Fountain Day on April 14. KEITH MYERS The Kansas City Star 15 - The J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain is undergoing major renovation this winter. Crews from Artworks of Kansas City and Belger Cartage Service, Inc., completed the work, which involved removing the four large sculptures Wednesday afternoon on the Country Club Plaza. In addition to the restoration of the sculptures, the fountain interior will be repaired, and a waterproof coating applied. Damaged coping stones around the fountain will also be replaced. The fountain, which was dedicated in 1960, will be unveiled on Fountain Day, April 14, 2015. 18 - Sculptures from the J.C. Nichols Fountain have been cleaned and are now undergoing a hot wax treatment that will help preserve the iconic landmarks. On Wednesday, March 4, 2015, conservator Jonathan Taggart used a torch as he applied the wax inside a warehouse where the works are being stored. The fountain is getting its first major renovation in 50 years. Plans call for it to be back in working order for Fountain Day, April 14. Keith Myers The Kansas City Star 19 - The J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain is undergoing major renovation this winter. Crews from Artworks of Kansas City and Belger Cartage Service, Inc., completed the work, which involved removing the four large sculptures Wednesday afternoon on the Country Club Plaza. In addition to the restoration of the sculptures, the fountain interior will be repaired, and a waterproof coating applied. Damaged coping stones around the fountain will also be replaced. The fountain, which was dedicated in 1960, will be unveiled on Fountain Day, April 14, 2015. RICH SUGG The Kansas City Star ========================= https://www.jedunn.com/projects/jc-nichols-memorial-fountain-restoration pic: fountain spraying water The J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain Restoration project in Kansas City featured concrete and stone restoration, waterproofing, and new concrete pedestals for the existing fountain. ================= http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article4260634.html Full story of the removal from the park ============== http://kcparks.org/fountain/nichols-j-c-memorial-fountain/ pic: leaning horseman Map data ©2017 Google Terms of Use Report a map error About The Quick Facts LOCATION Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. & J.C. Nichols Pkwy. Park: Mill Creek Park Artist/Designer: Henri Greber Dates: Sculpted in 1910; Installed in 1960 Description: This fountain is the best-known and most-photographed of all of the city’s fountains. It is located at the east entrance to the popular Country Club Plaza district. The figures were sculpted by Henri Greber in 1910 and adorned the mansion of Clarence Mackay in Long Island, NY. Over the years the fountain was vandalized and eleven parts were missing. The Nichols family initiated the purchase and installation which was funded by the family, the city and private contributions including a collection by school children in the Kansas City area. It was brought to Kansas City in 1951 and refurbished by Herman Frederick Simon and dedicated in 1960. The J. C. Nichols Memorial Fountain has four heroic horsemen which are said to represent mighty four rivers of the world: the Mississippi River (fending off an alligator), the Volga River (with the bear), the Seine and the Rhine. The fountain underwent an extensive renovation in 2014 funded by the Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation.