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Westminster
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Sundial 365
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| State/Province: Vermont |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Vertical Direct E/W and Polar |
Condition: Excellent |
| Latitude: 43° 07' N |
Longitude: 72° 54' W |
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| Location: |
- On the grounds of the Westminster West School, about 7 miles north of Putney, VT on the Westminster West Road, just north of the village of Westminster West.
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| Description: |
- This whimsical dial looking like a cut-out face is actually an East and West Vertical dial and a Polar dial. It stands about 4 feet high, and is built out of 1 inch steel plate fabricated in Windsor VT and installed on the Westminster West School grounds on a buried concrete pier. Near noon, a beam of sunlight shining through an "ear" indicates the date.
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| General Information: | Inscription: |
- Owner: Westminster West School
| - This sundial was installed to honor Claire Oglesby's three decades of service to the community as a teacher at the Westminster West School.
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- Builder: fabricated in Windsor, VT
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- Construction Date: June 1996
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