Civil War Memorial Sundial (Denver, Colorado)

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Title

Civil War Memorial Sundial (Denver, Colorado)

Description

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."

Creator

Unknown

Source

american,ceremonialbuiltworks,unionmonument

Contributor

Lisa Bain

Language

English

Type

Site

Identifier

2016

Date Issued

1906-01-01

Extent

0.5588m x 0.5588m x 1.2446m

Spatial Coverage

current,39.746431462202764,-104.95332854421929;

Rights Holder

Unknown

Europeana

Country

United States

Europeana Data Provider

Civil War Memorial Sundial (Denver, Colorado)

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Civil_War_Memorial_Sundial____Denver,_Colorado_

Monument Type

Statue - other

Erected by

Daughters of Union Veterans

Funded by

Daughters of Union Veterans

Run by

City and County of Denver - Department of Parks and Recreation

Material

Grey marble pedestal with square marble top, bronze plaque on east side and cast bronze sundial.

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"

Cost

Unknown

State

Colorado

County

Denver County

Prim Media

2323

Affiliation

Union

City

Denver

Location Type

Park