Great Fountain
This is an important historical and archaeological site in São Gonçalo do Bação. Site of an ancient fountain, probably the first, where people fetched water, washed clothes and bathed. Today the site is partially destroyed; stones that lined and constituted the site were possibly removed and the vegetation does not allow a good view of the fountain and its component structures.
Place where women used to wash clothes. From oral information, it is known that there was a water tap and a large area of stone flooring. It is part of the water course. It is currently covered by vegetation and the structures were covered by land from the floods. It is no longer possible to recognize the location of the washerwomen. A station for the municipal supply service was built very close to it.
Narrativa
According to Mrs Lia, 99, a resident of São Gonçalo do Bação, the Fonte Grande (Great Fountain) was used to fetch water in the old days. The young women would also go there to wash clothes and talk.
Recent photos
Registration in other heritage and environmental bodies
It appears on the list of Inventoried Assets of the Municipality of Itabirito (Beco da Fonte Grande - EAU Code 07 22).
Notes
-This set of inventories was prepared exclusively for the purpose of registering the cultural assets indicated by the community of São Gonçalo do Bação to meet the signaling, digital registration and enhancement program for Alleys, Fountains and Historic Attractions Circuits; - The contents of these inventories, if used in reports, other types of inventories and/or publications, must be duly cited, following ABNT rules; - The authorship of the photos and the origin of the iconographic collection (either personal or family collection) must be mentioned.
Bibliography
| DAMASCENO, Thiago Luiz M. “Chafarizes de São Gonçalo do Bação”. Monografia apresentada no Centro de Educação Tecnológica /CET - Itabirito, 2004. |
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