Ah, what a nice early spring day for a stroll here on Main Street and Amesbury, Massachusetts.

It is indeed.

And we park kind of far away. I'm getting parched.

I think we could stop somewhere and get a drink?

We absolutely can, right?

And we're almost there, too. Our destination's just right up there on the left.

Okay, we're walking next to Amesbury Middle School right now.

Yep. And where we're headed is that little patio area looking thing right over there.

Okay, well, I see a short stone wall, maybe 15 feet back from the sidewalk. It's a small area,

and there's some kind of monument there in the back. Ray, this is our destination. A public water

fountain that's been here in some

form since 1796. It was Doug and given freely as a gift from someone who nearly died of thirst.

We're in Amesbury to check out the captain's well.

Hello, I'm Jeff Belanger.

And I'm Ray Osier.

Welcome to episode 341 of the New England Legends podcast.

Thanks for joining us on our mission to chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time.

Whether it's roadside oddities, haunts, monsters, aliens, or just the plain weird, we want to know about it.

Did you know most of our story leads come from you?

This one did.

Thanks to Robert for tipping us off.

If you've got a strange story you think we should check out,

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