Word: fountaining
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...Seale's diligence, mysteries still abound. Did a courthouse in Charleston, S.C., inspire George Washington and lead to the White House design? Seale thinks so, but there is no exact record. One mystery was solved: the reason for a lonely stone fountain on White House ground commemorating Artist Francis Millet and Archibald Willingham Butt. Since the only other such commemoration on the grounds is the statue of Andrew Jackson, the fountain bore investigating. Archie Butt, it turns out, was a popular bachelor who served as White House military aide for both Theodore Roosevelt and Taft. Returning from a vacation...
...Greenough resident Vaishali Bakshi '90, noticed water seeping down the walls of the third floor hallway. She went upstairs to the fourth floor and found water "spewing like a fountain" from one of the three toilets on the floor, Bakshi said...
...Secret Service would not confirm the account, but the White House apparently is equipped with secret sensors that can detect tiny amounts of radioactivity. The high technology has a good purpose. A nuclear device in this era of refined mischief could be as small as a fountain...
...Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden, located on an acre of ground next to Christopher Columbus park, will cost $690,000 and feature a round, polished granite fountain and granite paved areas surrounded by wooden benches...
Several paths radiating from the central fountain will be bordered by pear trees and rose bushes. The garden will be encircled by a Victorian-style ornamental fence...