By Baylee Parsons, The Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A prominent landmark at Marshall University will become the second historic site on campus.
Only a month after its official nomination, the Memorial Fountain has been added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Parks Service, joining Old Main on the honorary list.
“It’s a new source of pride for the community,” said Cody Straley, the National Register coordinator for the West Virginia Historic Preservation Office. “The National Register is a nationwide list of sites that the federal government has deemed significant to American history and worthy of preservation, so it’s a big honor for both the school and Huntington.”
While there are now two sites on the register that have a home on Marshall’s campus, Straley said there are only about 1,100 in West Virginia — including Harpers Ferry and Blennerhassett Island — and 100,000 nationwide.
