Grand Army of the Republic Sundial - Des Moines, IA
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DaveGoliath
N 41° 35.460 W 093° 36.289
15T E 449591 N 4604542
This sundial is located on the grounds of the Iowa Capital Building in Des Moines, IA.
Waymark Code: WM96A2
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2010
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From the Iowa Profile homepage (listed below):
"This bronze sundial was dedicated to Union veterans of the Civil War during their 1938 GAR encampment in Des Moines.
Nearly three million Union soldiers fought during the Civil War. In 1938, an estimated 5,000 were still living. More than 100 of these veterans, most over 90 years old, attended the encampment.
Dr. D.W. Morehouse, then president and astronomy professor at Drake University, installed and adjusted the timepiece. Since that time, the sundial has kept accurate Central and Eastern Standard Time."
Located on the 'front' side of the building, between the Lincoln statue and the VFW monument on the plaza that looks out to the city skyline.
There is a great monument park on the south side of the building.
Sundial Type: Horizontal - Flat base, Ground or Pedestal mounted dial plate
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