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Elberton
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Sundial 587
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| State/Province: Georgia |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Calendrical |
Condition: Excellent |
| Latitude: 34° 09' N |
Longitude: 82° 52' W |
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| Location: |
- Nine miles north of Elberton, Georgia
Off Hwy 77 on Guidestones Road
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| Description: |
- A calendrical dial consisting of six granite slabs and standing 19 feet high arranged as a center stone with four surrounding stones and a capstone. A channel through stone indicates the celestial pole and a horizontal slot indicates the annual travel of the sun. The stone faces are engraved with ten guidelines or principles in eight different languages.
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| General Information: |
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- Designer: R. C. Christian (pseudonym)
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- Builder: Elberton Granite Finishing Co.
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- Construction Date: March, 1980
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