Sundail at the 1867 Train Depot, Jonesboro, GA
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GA Cacher
N 33° 31.319 W 084° 21.258
16S E 745719 N 3712290
Sundail at the Train Depot Welcome Center. Placed by the Woman's Club of Jonesboro.
Waymark Code: WM2E96
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2007
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This sundial was placed by the Jonesboro Woman's Club, chartered in 1947. The dedication of the sundial was April 18, 1998. Around the edge of the sundial is this phrase from Ecclesiastes 3:1 - "For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven." There is a fruit tree (apple??) adjacent to the sundial and pretty flowers around the structure. Nearby are several garden ornaments in the shape of southern ladies with big hoop skirts. When I was there, no flowers were growing on the hoops, but I imagine it looks very pretty at certain times of the year.
1867 Train Depot - (104 N.Main Street) This Georgia granite building replaced the original wooden depot which stood near the Confederate Cemetery and was burned in 1864. At the peak of railroad travel, passenger and freight trains passed through day and night, and the Jonesboro-to-Atlanta commuter train, the Dummy, made five round trips a day. Today it serves as the Jonesboro Welcome Center. The Phone Number is 770-478-4800.