The Spirit of Liberty Chapter, NSDAR, dedicated the first Utah DAR monument, the DAR Drinking Fountain Monument, in Salt Lake City on November 11, 1905. On behalf of the Spirit of Liberty Chapter, NSDAR, Mrs. Lee Charles Miller presented the fountain to the city as a reminder of those who served in the American Revolution, calling attention to the need of having a reminder for the children lest they forget those who aided "with unfailing loyalty" to the cause of Independence. The  monument was first placed in front of the Packard Public Library located at 15 South State Street in Salt Lake City, Utah. It moved to Washington Square (451 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah), for a time before landing in its current location in the Northeast quadrant of Liberty Park. The water fountain outlets are located on two sides of the fountain for patrons. Below one of the fountain outlets, there is a lower drinking fountain for dogs, "who may quench their thirst." No longer a functioning drinking fountain, the monument currently sits in the center of a flowerbed bordered by a rock wall.

 

Utah's original DAR Chapter, Spirit of Liberty Chapter, NSDAR, raised between $500 and $600 in the early1900s in order to erect this monument. Maintenance of the grounds surrounding the monument are funded and beautifully kept by the Salt Lake City Parks and Recreation Department.

 

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