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“Devoted woman, mother, wife,

    Above censure, or rebuke,

The world is better for the life

    Of Artelia Roney Duke.”

Lambert

Architecture /  Interiors

Duke University


THE STORY OF THE RONEY FOUNTAIN AT SARAH P. DUKE GARDENS, DUKE UNIVERSITY

HONORING THE LEGACY OF ARTELIA RONEY DUKE, BARBARA ANNE RONEY, THE RONEY FAMILY,

THE TROLLINGER FAMILY AND THE WASHINGTON JAMES DUKE FAMILY OF DUKE UNIVERSITY.

Dr. J.W. Wellons

Dedication of Artelia Roney Duke Science Building

Elon College 1927

Fountain

Roney

The

The story of

The fountain fell into disrepair over the decades and was overshadowed by massive magnolia trees. Duke Gardens, meanwhile, was seeking a fountain. An early master plan for the Rose Garden had called for one, but it had never been built.

A bequest from the late Dr. J. Robert Teabeaut II (T' 45, M.D. '47) in honor of Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans funded the fountain's restoration. Semans is the granddaughter of Duke co-founder Benjamin N. Duke and Sarah P. Duke, the Gardens' namesake. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation provided additional funding for the project. 

                      Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Artelia Roney Duke


Mother of James B. Duke, Benjamin N. Duke, Mary Elizabeth Duke, Brodie Lawrence Duke and Sidney Taylor Duke, Wife of Washington Duke, Sister of Anne Roney, Daughter of John and Mary Trollinger Roney of Alamance County,

North Carolina

James B. Duke, Benjamin N. Duke

Duke University, Duke Endowment, American Tobacco Company, Duke Power Company

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Watch the Video: 
The Roney
Fountain Restorationhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER-k045-KPo&feature=email
LINK 
Restored Fountain ties Duke, Elon and Alamance County Together March 11, 2012, Mary Yosthttp://maryyost3.wordpress.com/history/
Watch the Video: 
The Historyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L8Q3HkhB28

LINK: Duke University in History
The Roney Fountain
https://gardens.duke.edu/roney-fountain
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The Roney Fountain 
Book 
 http://www.blurb.com/b/7076384-the-roney-fountain
Watch the Video:
 Artelia and Washington Duke’s great-granddaughter, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Talks about Family Legacy and the Roney Family of Haw River. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS979kLfuro

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