Can you solve this week's Mystery Foto?
Mystery Foto questions:
- Where is the location of this monument and the orientation of the photographer?
In the plaza in front of the former Roslyn Post Office/A.E.Pickard's drugstore, 1499 Old Northern Boulevard. The photographer was looking north.
- Who donated the monument and why?
In 1884, Ellen Eliza Ward (1826-1893) donated this monument in memory of her late husband General Elijah Ward (1816-1882), former Judge Advocate of New York State. The upper block bears only the legend "E.W. 1884" on a semi-circular, ribbon-shaped ground on its south face. The initials are Elijah Ward's and the numbers the year the monument was first dedicated.
- What was the primary purpose of the monument?
During the late 19th century, the Elijah Ward Horse Trough, or "Water Fountain" as it was called originally, provided water for more than 300 horses daily as well as for numerous cattle on their way to and from distant pasture. The need was especially great during the hot summer months when horses and cattle watered there before starting on the long, hot trek up the East Turnpike hill.
- Name another Roslyn landmark associated with this monument
The Ellen E Ward Clock Tower "The Roslyn Clock Tower" on Tower Place was commissioned by her children and dedicated to her memory in 1895.
Congrats to Erica Rubrum, Bevely Green and Curator63 for solving sections of the Mystery Foto.
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From Curator63
Corner of Bryant & Skillman, opposite antique store..on the approach to the Viaduct
Watering hole for horses?
It’s the horse trough on the triangle of land in front of harbor view shops at skillman.