Civil War Memorial Sundial (Denver, Colorado)
Union
Light grey marble pedestal with round, cast bronze, horizontal sundial with 4 AM to 7 PM hour lines marked with Roman numerals, located in Denver's City Park. On the east side of the marble pedestal is a bronze relief portrait of Abraham Lincoln located above an engraved inscription naming the donors, the Daughters of Union Veterans . The west side of the pedestal is engraved with a United States flag and the text, "Our Fathers Saved."
Monument type:
Statue - other
Artist:
Unknown
Dedication Date:
1906-01-01
Address:
Denver
Denver County
Colorado
United States
Inscription:
Engraved inscription on east side of pedestal reads, "Erected in Memory of Our Fathers by the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861 - 1865" The west side of the pedestal is engraved with a United States flag and the text, "Our Fathers Saved." The face of the bronze sundial reads, "Clear Is the Bugle Call; Steady the Footsteps Fall; Veterans, Heroes All; Pass in Parade. Jean Bosquet"
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Opening Date:
Material:
Grey marble pedestal with square marble top, bronze plaque on east side and cast bronze sundial.
Size:
0.5588m x 0.5588m x 1.2446m
Creator:
Unknown
Cost / Value:
Unknown
Erected by:
Daughters of Union Veterans
Funded by:
Daughters of Union Veterans
Run by:
City and County of Denver - Department of Parks and Recreation
Indigenous Land
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