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KCUR News
9:38 am
Fri April 13, 2012

KC Fountains Turned On After Annual Ceremony

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Mother and daughter playing in front of the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain. The fountain is one of the most recognizable and popular waterworks in Kansas City.
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One of the four horse sculptures within the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain. Some say the four equestrian figures represent the four great rivers of the world: the Mississippi, Volga, Seine and Rhine.
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Street musician playing in front of the Neptune Fountain at W. 47th Street & Wornall Road on The Plaza.
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Street musician playing the saxophone in front of the Neptune Fountain on The Plaza.
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Girl near the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain on the Plaza.
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Father and daughter at the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain. "My baby girl loves water," he said.
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One of three horse sculptures within the Neptune Fountain.
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Street musician plays the saxaphone near the Neptune Fountain on The Plaza.
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The Neptune Fountain at W. 47th Street & Wornall Road on The Plaza. Neptune was the Roman god of water and sea.

Many of the city's fountains were turned on Tuesday, following the annual Fountain Day celebration. The ceremony was held at the Marlborough Fountain, located at 79th and Paseo.

Residents came out to enjoy the waterworks, including at the popular J.C. Nichols Memorial in the Plaza area.

The City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for 47 local fountains. According to the Friends of the Fountains Fund, these cost about $168,000 a year in electricity to keep running.

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