This historic fountain in Belleville’s Honorary Veterans Memorial Square was originally built in 1937 by local Veterans of Foreign Wars as a tribute to American servicemen and women. Restored in 1985, it’s inscription reads…”Memorial Fountain to Veterans of All Wars”.

Veterans Memorial Fountain
Public Square
West Main St. & IL 159
Belleville, IL 62220
Phone: (618) 233-6810
Link: Veterans Memorial Fountain

Inside the Control Center of the Veterans Memorial Fountain
The control center for the Veterans Memorial Fountain is 10 to 12 feet below ground, under the base of the fountain. Inside the control center are a series of water intake and outlet pipes, water filters, pumps for the main ring and outer rings of water sprays, light switches for clear and colored lights, and heating elements and fans to control moisture. The fountain is generally activated before Easter and deactivated before Halloween each year, weather permitting. View photos taken inside the Veterans Memorial Fountain Control Center.