“Flames destroy Fountain City Sanitarium. Seventy-five room building owned by Dr. Goetz is burned to ground. Twenty-one patients rescued, loss about $65,000. Lack of fire protection places neighboring structures in …
Places that Made a Difference: Fountain City Park
The 12-acre site of Fountain City Park was used for religious camp meetings as early as the 1830s. In 1851, the Fountain Head Methodist Episcopal Church (later Fountain City United …