Marshall University Memorial Fountain Explained

Marshall University Memorial Fountain
Location:	1 John Marshall Dr, Huntington, West Virginia 25755
Coordinates:	38.4228°N -82.4289°W
Built:	November 12th, 1972^[1]
Architect:	Harry Bertoia^[2]
Added:	July 19, 2024
Refnum:	100010591

The Marshall University Memorial Fountain is a memorial fountain next to the Memorial Student Center, in Huntington, West Virginia. The fountain was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 19th, 2024.^[3]

Designed by Harry Bertoia, the fountain stands 13 feet tall and weighs over 6,500 pounds. Finished in 1972, the fountain was built in memory of the Marshall Plane Crash, victims included 37 Marshall University football players, 9 coaches and administrators, 25 fans and air crew of 5.^{[4] [5]}

Every year, on the anniversary of the crash, the fountain is shut off during a commemorative ceremony and not activated again until the following spring.^[6]

Popular culture

The fountain can be seen in multiple parts of:

• , a documentary by Deborah Novak and John Witek, was released on November 18, 2000, about the crash and the subsequent recovery of the Marshall football program in the decades following.^[7]
• We Are Marshall, a film dramatizing the crash of Flight 932 and its repercussions, premiered on December 12, 2006, in Huntington.^[8]

See also

• The Marshall Plane Crash
• Memorial Student Center
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Memorial Fountain - History and Traditions. Marshall University. August 6, 2024.
2. Web site: Abstract Memorial Continues to Memorialize Plane Crash. The Parthenon. August 6, 2024.
3. Web site: Nolting. Mike. June 13, 2024. Marshall University Memorial Fountain nominated to be in the National Register of Historic Places. WV MetroNews. August 6, 2024.
4. Web site: Marshall crash still looms after 36 years . 2007-05-26 . dead . http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110913210428/http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=619675 . 2011-09-13 .
5. News: Wilson. Amy. The night Huntington died. December 18, 2006. Lexington Herald-Leader. December 18, 2006.
6. Web site: Photos: 53rd annual Marshall University Memorial Fountain Ceremony. Herald Dispatch. August 6, 2024.
7. http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-cacdce/case_no-2:2007cv04000/case_id-390831/ Deborah Novak et al. v. Warner Bros Pictures LLC et al. - 2:2007cv04000 - Justia Federal District Court Filings and Dockets
8. Web site: We Are Marshall . WarnerBros.com . 12 November 2020.