The Millennium Sundial - Front Royal VA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member La de Boheme
N 38° 55.081 W 078° 11.364
17S E 743676 N 4311435
A sundial commemorates the end of the 1900s and the beginning of the 21st century.
Waymark Code: WMECBN
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
Views: 5

A large horizontal sundial on the Village Commons in Front Royal, Virginia next to the Warren County Visitor's Center was built to celebrate the beginning of the 21st century. A plaque reads:
THE MILLENNIUM SUNDIAL

FRONT ROYAL - CANOE CAPITAL OF VIRGINIA
INSTALLED DECEMBER 1999 TO COMMEMORATE
THE END OF THE 1900'S. DEDICATED ON JANUARY 1, 2001[sic]
TO HONOR THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY

DESIGNED BY PATRICIA WINDROW - WILLIAM DEVLIN - EVA DEVLIN

The sundial was made possible through community contributions.

The gnonom is a silhouette of a Native American paddling a canoe. Front Royal sits in the Shenandoah Valley next to the Shenandoah River.

Resource:

Can you tell us who created the item: Patricia Windrow, William Devlin, Eva Devlin

Condition of the item: Good

So what did YOU do for the millennium?: Other

Related web site: Not listed

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