R.I.P Poloroid

This 18th century artisan fountain was actually the city of Montgomery's public well that pulled from the aquifer of the river just two blocks to the left. It also it the centerpiece of the courtyard of the busiest slave trade market in America. African captives were brought in on the river from New Orleans, sold in this market, and then trained out from the adjacent railroad station wherever they had been placed. This port area was also very popular for train traffic, being the midway stop between New York City and New Orleans. The reason the fountain looks so parisian  is because in the 1700's when it was built Montgomery, and New Orleans, were both French ports.