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	Cogswell Polytechnical College. (5)		Cogswell Polytechnical College. (5)

	[[Image:sanfran.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Destruction of Cogswell's fountain in San Francisco, 1894. San Francisco Call.]]The ~~fountains~~ Cogswell donated to Dubuque and other communities did not meet with a lot of local approval. Brewers did not like the inscription that promoted abstinence from alcohol by hailing "pure water for man and beast." The tall statue of the dentist-realtor was thought to be more of a memorial to himself than an honor of the heroic Iowan, Kate Shelley.		[[Image:sanfran.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Destruction of Cogswell's fountain in San Francisco, 1894. San Francisco Call.]]The fountain Cogswell donated to Dubuque and other communities did not meet with a lot of local approval. Brewers did not like the inscription that promoted abstinence from alcohol by hailing "pure water for man and beast." The tall statue of the dentist-realtor was thought to be more of a memorial to himself than an honor of the heroic Iowan, Kate Shelley.

	[[Image:imp550.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Washington Park statue.]] In 1900 vandals pulled the statue from its base. Some thought they buried it under excavations for a new sidewalk. The ''Dubuque Herald'' reported the statue was "removed and stowed away." (6) The next day concrete was poured over the site entombing the object it was believed.		[[Image:imp550.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Washington Park statue.]] In 1900 vandals pulled the statue from its base. Some thought they buried it under excavations for a new sidewalk. The ''Dubuque Herald'' reported the statue was "removed and stowed away." (6) The next day concrete was poured over the site entombing the object it was believed.
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	1. "The Founding and History of Cogswell Polytechnical College," Online: http://web.archive.org/web/20070609130631/http://www.cogswell.edu/historicalOverview.html		1. "The Founding and History of Cogswell Polytechnical College," Online: http://web.archive.org/web/20070609130631/http://www.cogswell.edu/historicalOverview.html

	2. Way Back When," Telegraph Herald, Undated article. Courtesy: Diane Harris		2. Way Back When," ''Telegraph Herald,'' Undated article. Courtesy: Diane Harris

	3. "Henry Cogswell's 1891 Temperance Fountain -- Tompkins Square Park," Daytonian in Manhattan. Online: http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2011/05/henry-cogswells-1891-temperance.html		3. "Henry Cogswell's 1891 Temperance Fountain -- Tompkins Square Park," Daytonian in Manhattan. Online: http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2011/05/henry-cogswells-1891-temperance.html

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			Ancestry.com--https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/76242870/person/30446114309/facts

	[[Image:Cogswell.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|]]COGSWELL, Henry. (Tolland, CN, March 3, 1820 – San Francisco, CA, July 8, 1900). The Cogswell family traced its ancestry to Alfred the Great and Charlemagne and emigrated to America in 1635 from England. Dr. Cogswell cherished his family crest and motto, “Nec Sperno Nec Timeo,” which means, “I neither despise nor fear.” Cogswell, a San Francisco dentist, made millions of dollars from his practice. A pioneer in his field, he designed the vacuum method of securing dental plates and was the first in California to perform a dental operation using chloroform. He invested wisely in real estate. (1)		[[Image:Cogswell.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|]]COGSWELL, Henry. (Tolland, CN, March 3, 1820 – San Francisco, CA, July 8, 1900). The Cogswell family traced its ancestry to Alfred the Great and Charlemagne and emigrated to America in 1635 from England. Dr. Cogswell cherished his family crest and motto, “Nec Sperno Nec Timeo,” which means, “I neither despise nor fear.” Cogswell, a San Francisco dentist, made millions of dollars from his practice. A pioneer in his field, he designed the vacuum method of securing dental plates and was the first in California to perform a dental operation using chloroform. He invested wisely in real estate. (1)

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	Cogswell claimed to have been a passenger on the train that Kate Shelley stopped in Iowa in 1881 during a rain storm. Her courage saved the lives of all the passengers. Nearly twenty years after the near accident, Cogswell donated a large metal sculpture of himself atop a large drinking fountain dedicated to Kate Shelley. The statue was dedicated on May 28, 1884 in [[WASHINGTON PARK]]. (2)		Cogswell claimed to have been a passenger on the train that Kate Shelley stopped in Iowa in 1881 during a rain storm. Her courage saved the lives of all the passengers. Nearly twenty years after the near accident, Cogswell donated a large metal sculpture of himself atop a large drinking fountain dedicated to Kate Shelley. The statue was dedicated on May 28, 1884 in [[WASHINGTON PARK]]. (2)

	[[Image:cogs.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Henry Cogswell's 1891 Temperance Fountain -- Tompkins Square Park ]]~~Cogswell had other motives in building the fountain.~~ The bronze statue he gave to Dubuque was one of fifty-one he had ~~constructed~~ around the United States beginning in 1878. (3) His belief was that if people had access to cool water they would not drink alcohol. (4) He had a goal of building one drinking fountain for every one hundred saloons in the United States. His fountains could be found in New York City; Buffalo, New York; and Boston, Massachusetts. The one in Washington, D.C. is known as the "Temperance Fountain."		[[Image:cogs.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Henry Cogswell's 1891 Temperance Fountain -- Tompkins Square Park ]]The bronze statue he gave to Dubuque was one of fifty-one he had erected around the United States beginning in 1878. (3) His belief was that if people had access to cool water they would not drink alcohol. (4) He had a goal of building one drinking fountain for every one hundred saloons in the United States. His fountains could be found in New York City; Buffalo, New York; and Boston, Massachusetts. The one in Washington, D.C. is known as the "Temperance Fountain."

	On March 19, 1887, Dr. and Mrs. Cogswell executed a trust deed setting apart real property (valued at approximately one million dollars) to establish and endow Cogswell Polytechnical College. It was, as far as is known, the first school of its kind west of the Mississippi River.		On March 19, 1887, Dr. and Mrs. Cogswell executed a trust deed setting apart real property (valued at approximately one million dollars) to establish and endow Cogswell Polytechnical College. It was, as far as is known, the first school of its kind west of the Mississippi River.

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	[[Image:sanfran.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Destruction of Cogswell's fountain in San Francisco, 1894. San Francisco Call.]]The fountains Cogswell donated to Dubuque and other communities did not meet with a lot of local approval. Brewers did not like the inscription that promoted abstinence from alcohol by hailing "pure water for man and beast." The tall statue of the dentist-realtor was thought to be more of a memorial to himself than an honor of the heroic Iowan, Kate Shelley.		[[Image:sanfran.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Destruction of Cogswell's fountain in San Francisco, 1894. San Francisco Call.]]The fountains Cogswell donated to Dubuque and other communities did not meet with a lot of local approval. Brewers did not like the inscription that promoted abstinence from alcohol by hailing "pure water for man and beast." The tall statue of the dentist-realtor was thought to be more of a memorial to himself than an honor of the heroic Iowan, Kate Shelley.

	[[Image:imp550.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Washington Park statue.]] In 1900 vandals pulled the statue from its base. Some thought they buried it under excavations for a new sidewalk. The Dubuque Herald reported the statue was "removed and stowed away." (6) The next day concrete was poured over the site entombing the object it was believed.		[[Image:imp550.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Washington Park statue.]] In 1900 vandals pulled the statue from its base. Some thought they buried it under excavations for a new sidewalk. The ''Dubuque Herald'' reported the statue was "removed and stowed away." (6) The next day concrete was poured over the site entombing the object it was believed.

	All visible remains of the statue were removed in 1912.		All visible remains of the statue were removed in 1912.

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	[[Image:imp550.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Washington Park statue.]] In 1900 vandals pulled the statue from its base. Some thought they buried it under excavations for a new sidewalk. The Dubuque Herald reported the statue was "removed and stowed away." (6) The next day concrete was poured over the site entombing the object it was believed.		[[Image:imp550.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Washington Park statue.]] In 1900 vandals pulled the statue from its base. Some thought they buried it under excavations for a new sidewalk. The Dubuque Herald reported the statue was "removed and stowed away." (6) The next day concrete was poured over the site entombing the object it was believed.

	With a few days, friends of Dr. Cogswell in San Francisco wrote to Mayor [[BERG, Christopher H.\|Christopher H. BERG]] advising him that they were ready to supply a replacement statue immediately. The mayor replied that they could send the replacement and that he would "test public sentiment." (7) There is no record of a replacement arriving.

	All visible remains of the statue were removed in 1912.		All visible remains of the statue were removed in 1912.

	[[Image:portzencog.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Excavations in Washington Park led to no clues. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]] In 2007 when renovations were made to the park, efforts were made with metal detectors to find the statue. Nothing was located. (8)		[[Image:portzencog.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Excavations in Washington Park led to no clues. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]] In 2007 when renovations were made to the park, efforts were made with metal detectors to find the statue. Nothing was located. (7)

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	6. "Dr. Cogswell is Dead," ''The Dubuque Herald'', July 10, 1900, p. 8		6. "Dr. Cogswell is Dead," ''The Dubuque Herald'', July 10, 1900, p. 8

	7~~. "Another of Dr. Cogswell," ''The Dubuque Herald'', May 22, 1900, p. 3~~		7. Szeszycki, Emily. "The Search for Henry Cogswell," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 17, 2005, p. 1

	8. Szeszycki, Emily. "The Search for Henry Cogswell," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 17, 2005, p. 1

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	[[Image:imp550.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Washington Park statue.]] In 1900 vandals pulled the statue from its base. Some thought they buried it under excavations for a new sidewalk. The Dubuque Herald reported the statue was "removed and stowed away." (6) The next day concrete was poured over the site entombing the object it was believed.		[[Image:imp550.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Washington Park statue.]] In 1900 vandals pulled the statue from its base. Some thought they buried it under excavations for a new sidewalk. The Dubuque Herald reported the statue was "removed and stowed away." (6) The next day concrete was poured over the site entombing the object it was believed.

	With a few days, friends of Dr. Cogswell in San Francisco wrote to Mayor [[BERG, Christopher H.\|Christopher H. BERG]] advising him that they were ready to supply a replacement statue immediately. The mayor replied that they could send the replacement and that he would "test public sentiment." (7)		With a few days, friends of Dr. Cogswell in San Francisco wrote to Mayor [[BERG, Christopher H.\|Christopher H. BERG]] advising him that they were ready to supply a replacement statue immediately. The mayor replied that they could send the replacement and that he would "test public sentiment." (7) There is no record of a replacement arriving.

	All visible remains of the statue were removed in 1912.		All visible remains of the statue were removed in 1912.

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	The purpose of the College as a nonprofit charitable trust was expressed in the words of Dr. Cogswell in his presentation address to the first Board of Trustees, which he and Mrs. Cogswell had selected.		The purpose of the College as a nonprofit charitable trust was expressed in the words of Dr. Cogswell in his presentation address to the first Board of Trustees, which he and Mrs. Cogswell had selected.

	Educated working men and women are necessary to solve the great		Educated working men and women are necessary
	labor problems that will arise in the future. For the purpose of		to solve the great labor problems that will
	~~this~~ education, there is room and need for technical schools in		arise in the future. For the purpose of this
	all quarters of our country.		education, there is room and need for technical
			schools in all quarters of our country.

	For the purpose, then, of providing boys and girls of the state a		For the purpose, then, of providing boys and
	thorough training in mechanical arts and other industries, we have		girls of the state a thorough training in
	made the grant, as set forth in these papers, providing for the		mechanical arts and other industries, we have
	founding and maintaining of Cogswell Polytechnical College.” (5)		made the grant, as set forth in these papers,
			providing for the founding and maintaining of
			Cogswell Polytechnical College. (5)

	[[Image:sanfran.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Destruction of Cogswell's fountain in San Francisco, 1894. San Francisco Call.]]The fountains Cogswell donated to Dubuque and other communities did not meet with a lot of local approval. Brewers did not like the inscription that promoted abstinence from alcohol by hailing "pure water for man and beast." The tall statue of the dentist-realtor was thought to be more of a memorial to himself than an honor of the heroic Iowan, Kate Shelley.		[[Image:sanfran.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Destruction of Cogswell's fountain in San Francisco, 1894. San Francisco Call.]]The fountains Cogswell donated to Dubuque and other communities did not meet with a lot of local approval. Brewers did not like the inscription that promoted abstinence from alcohol by hailing "pure water for man and beast." The tall statue of the dentist-realtor was thought to be more of a memorial to himself than an honor of the heroic Iowan, Kate Shelley.

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	All visible remains of the statue were removed in 1912.		All visible remains of the statue were removed in 1912.

	[[Image:portzencog.~~jpg~~\|~~left~~\|thumb\|250px\|Excavations in Washington Park led to no clues. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]] In 2007 when renovations were made to the park, efforts were made with metal detectors to find the statue. Nothing was located. (8)		[[Image:portzencog.png\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Excavations in Washington Park led to no clues. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]] In 2007 when renovations were made to the park, efforts were made with metal detectors to find the statue. Nothing was located. (8)

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	[[Image:Cogswell.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|]]COGSWELL, Henry. (Tolland, CN, March 3, 1820 – July 8, 1900). The Cogswell family traced its ancestry to Alfred the Great and Charlemagne and emigrated to America in 1635 from England. Dr. Cogswell cherished his family crest and motto, “Nec Sperno Nec Timeo,” which means, “I neither despise nor fear.” Cogswell, a San Francisco dentist, made millions of dollars from his practice. A pioneer in his field, he designed the vacuum method of securing dental plates and was the first in California to perform a dental operation using chloroform. He invested wisely in real estate. (1)		[[Image:Cogswell.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|]]COGSWELL, Henry. (Tolland, CN, March 3, 1820 – San Francisco, CA, July 8, 1900). The Cogswell family traced its ancestry to Alfred the Great and Charlemagne and emigrated to America in 1635 from England. Dr. Cogswell cherished his family crest and motto, “Nec Sperno Nec Timeo,” which means, “I neither despise nor fear.” Cogswell, a San Francisco dentist, made millions of dollars from his practice. A pioneer in his field, he designed the vacuum method of securing dental plates and was the first in California to perform a dental operation using chloroform. He invested wisely in real estate. (1)

	Cogswell claimed to have been a passenger on the train that Kate Shelley stopped in Iowa in 1881 during a rain storm. Her courage saved the lives of all the passengers. Nearly twenty years after the near accident, Cogswell donated a large metal sculpture of himself atop a large drinking fountain dedicated to Kate Shelley. The statue was dedicated on May 28, 1884 in [[WASHINGTON PARK]]. (2)		Cogswell claimed to have been a passenger on the train that Kate Shelley stopped in Iowa in 1881 during a rain storm. Her courage saved the lives of all the passengers. Nearly twenty years after the near accident, Cogswell donated a large metal sculpture of himself atop a large drinking fountain dedicated to Kate Shelley. The statue was dedicated on May 28, 1884 in [[WASHINGTON PARK]]. (2)

	[[Image:cogs.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Henry Cogswell's 1891 Temperance Fountain -- Tompkins Square Park ]]Cogswell had other motives in building the fountain. The statue he gave to Dubuque was one of fifty-one he had constructed around the United States beginning in 1878. (3) His belief was that if people had access to cool water they would not drink alcohol. (4) He had a goal of building one drinking fountain for every one hundred saloons in the United States. His fountains could be found in New York City; Buffalo, New York; and Boston, Massachusetts. The one in Washington, D.C. is known as the "Temperance Fountain."		[[Image:cogs.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Henry Cogswell's 1891 Temperance Fountain -- Tompkins Square Park ]]Cogswell had other motives in building the fountain. The bronze statue he gave to Dubuque was one of fifty-one he had constructed around the United States beginning in 1878. (3) His belief was that if people had access to cool water they would not drink alcohol. (4) He had a goal of building one drinking fountain for every one hundred saloons in the United States. His fountains could be found in New York City; Buffalo, New York; and Boston, Massachusetts. The one in Washington, D.C. is known as the "Temperance Fountain."

	On March 19, 1887, Dr. and Mrs. Cogswell executed a trust deed setting apart real property (valued at approximately one million dollars) to establish and endow Cogswell Polytechnical College. It was, as far as is known, the first school of its kind west of the Mississippi River.		On March 19, 1887, Dr. and Mrs. Cogswell executed a trust deed setting apart real property (valued at approximately one million dollars) to establish and endow Cogswell Polytechnical College. It was, as far as is known, the first school of its kind west of the Mississippi River.
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	thorough training in mechanical arts and other industries, we have		thorough training in mechanical arts and other industries, we have
	made the grant, as set forth in these papers, providing for the		made the grant, as set forth in these papers, providing for the
	founding and maintaining of Cogswell Polytechnical College.” (4)		founding and maintaining of Cogswell Polytechnical College.” (5)

	[[Image:sanfran.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Destruction of Cogswell's fountain in San Francisco, 1894. San Francisco Call.]]The fountains Cogswell donated to Dubuque and other communities did not meet with a lot of local approval. Brewers did not like the inscription that promoted abstinence from alcohol by hailing "pure water for man and beast." The tall statue of the dentist-realtor was thought to be more of a memorial to himself than an honor of the heroic Iowan, Kate Shelley.		[[Image:sanfran.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Destruction of Cogswell's fountain in San Francisco, 1894. San Francisco Call.]]The fountains Cogswell donated to Dubuque and other communities did not meet with a lot of local approval. Brewers did not like the inscription that promoted abstinence from alcohol by hailing "pure water for man and beast." The tall statue of the dentist-realtor was thought to be more of a memorial to himself than an honor of the heroic Iowan, Kate Shelley.

	[[Image:imp550.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Washington Park statue.]]~~One story claims an explosive was attached to the statue, but the cast iron weathered the blast.~~ In 1900 ~~a group of~~ vandals pulled the statue from its base. ~~It was~~ thought they buried it under excavations for a new sidewalk. The next day concrete was poured over the site entombing the object it was believed~~. All visible remains of the statue were removed in 1912~~.		[[Image:imp550.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Washington Park statue.]] In 1900 vandals pulled the statue from its base. Some thought they buried it under excavations for a new sidewalk. The Dubuque Herald reported the statue was "removed and stowed away." (6) The next day concrete was poured over the site entombing the object it was believed.

	In 2007 when renovations were made to the park, efforts were made with metal detectors to find the statue. Nothing was located ~~leading to the thought that the vandals had thrown the sculpture into the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]~~.		With a few days, friends of Dr. Cogswell in San Francisco wrote to Mayor [[BERG, Christopher H.\|Christopher H. BERG]] advising him that they were ready to supply a replacement statue immediately. The mayor replied that they could send the replacement and that he would "test public sentiment." (7)

			All visible remains of the statue were removed in 1912.

			[[Image:portzencog.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Excavations in Washington Park led to no clues. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]] In 2007 when renovations were made to the park, efforts were made with metal detectors to find the statue. Nothing was located. (8)

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	5. "The Founding and History..."		5. "The Founding and History..."

			6. "Dr. Cogswell is Dead," ''The Dubuque Herald'', July 10, 1900, p. 8

			7. "Another of Dr. Cogswell," ''The Dubuque Herald'', May 22, 1900, p. 3

			8. Szeszycki, Emily. "The Search for Henry Cogswell," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 17, 2005, p. 1

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