Culbertson Memorial Fountain — Attraction in Paris

John James Culbertson was born in Cincinnati and moved to Paris. According to the nearby marker, he was instrumental in building the first Paris cotton mill around 1884. He built a small cottonseed oil empire through the Paris Oil and Cotton Company, later known as Southland Cotton Oil Company.

After Paris was ravaged by fire in 1916, John and Emily Culbertson were among leading citizens who rebuilt the city. Held in high esteem by the people of Paris, the Culbertsons gave many public spaces, monuments and works of art to the city and several local institutions.

One of those is this fountain of imported Carrara marble on the city's central plaza. The fountain was built between 1924-1927 and was constructed with imported Italian Cararra marble. It's absolutely beautiful and worth a stop if you are in Paris to see the...

Culbertson fountain can be found in the center of the town square in Paris. It seems to be a local favorite as I have seen many events being held here and some of the surrounding buildings are quite picturesque, making it a favorite for photographers such as myself. Ill include some photos of one my favorites. There are some café tables and chairs along one side of the actual fountain as well.

All in all, very pretty place to go and hang out and have some coffee and hang out and although it is surrounded on all sides by the street it is relatively quiet as well. If you visit Paris this is definitely worth...

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