Praça Dr. Aristides Mílton Fountain
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| Praça Dr. Aristides Mílton Fountain | |
|---|---|
Chafariz da Praça Dr. Aristides Mílton | |
 Praça Dr. Aristides Mílton Fountain, Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil | |
  Location of the Praça Dr. Aristides Mílton Fountain in Brazil | |
| Former names | Chafariz Imperial |
| General information | |
| Type | public fountain |
| Location | Praça Dr. Aristides Mílton, Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 12°36′28″S 38°57′47″W / 12.6077°S 38.963°W |
| Inaugurated | 1781 |
| Designated | 1939 |
| Reference no. | 199 |
The Praça Dr. Aristides Mílton Fountain (Portuguese: Chafariz da Praça Dr. Aristides Mílton) is an 18th-century public fountain in Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil. The fountain is located at the north of Praça Dr. Aristides Mílton and sits between numerous historic homes of the 18th and 19th century. The Praça Dr. Aristides Mílton Fountain was built in 1781 and remodeled in 1827. It was built to transportation water from the forest owned by Tenente Felipe to the public square of the Hospital São João de Deus. The fountain provided water to troops as part of the Independence of Bahia, part of the larger independence movement in Brazil. It was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage in 1939.[1][2]
