A launch party was held to mark the £400,000 restoration of the 140-year-old fountain in Dumfries on Friday.
The event saw the unveiling of nine new bronze commemorative floor plaques which tell the history of the town centre landmark.
They were designed by artist Katie Anderson with help from the creative team at The Stove Network.
Katie said: “As part of the restoration we have realised the importance of telling the story of the fountain.
“How it came to be here and it’s place in the history of the town.
“The plaques’ designs are inspired by water droplets from the fountain, the textures of the sand out on the Solway and a small nod to cup and ring marks found in the depths of Galloway.
“Their penny-like finish feels in keeping with the space and since their unveiling, passers-by have been seen adding their own pennies back into the newly refurbished fountain bowls.
“Over time the plaques will develop their own patina as many feet and weathers move over them.”
She added: “It’s not been a solo work by any stretch, working first with the creative team at The Stove Network, then writer and historian JoAnne McKay on the texts and dates, pattern maker Ruth Davies on the final patterns and printed elements, Lost Art who led on the casting and finishing works and Stevie at Kirk Masonry on the installation.”
The public ceremony, which involved school groups, was organised by Dumfries and Galloway Council and The Stove Network.
And it marked the start of a series of events planned throughout the summer to mark the transformation of the site in the heart of the High Street.
Officially called The Sun Foundry Fountain, it was first unveiled on December 5, 1882, by the then Provost Lennox.
It was made by the Sun Foundry, Glasgow by George Smith and Co. and commemorates the supply of public drinking water to the town from nearby Lochrutton.
It is an important part of the social history of Dumfries as the introduction of fresh water marked a turning point for following the devastating cholera epidemics of 1832 and 1848.
There was music from Dumfries Town Band and the QOS Choir, a performance by Dumfries School of Dance and a Mostly Ghostly Tour exploring the impact of two major cholera epidemics.
