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Omaha
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Sundial 653
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| State/Province: Nebraska |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Equatorial |
Condition: Excellent |
| Latitude: 41° 13.492' N |
Longitude: 95° 55.460' W |
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| Location: |
- Henry Doorley Zoo
Garden of the Senses
Omaha, Nebraska
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| Description: |
- A five foot granite equatorial dial on a granite and stone pedestal with a 5 inch diameter stainless steel gnomon extending through the dial face. Arabic hour numerals for 4 AM to 9 PM are shown on the north face and for 6 AM to 7 PM on the south face. Dial is within the Henry Doorley Zoo which may require admission to see the dial, which is a memorial to Marcia Bekins Shepard. Dial sits on a granite disk atop a mortared stone pedestal.
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| General Information: | Inscription: |
- Owner: Doorley Zoo, City of Omaha
| - Marcia Bekins Shepard Memorial
Given in loving memory of our Mother, Wife, Sister, Aunt & Cousin
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- Builder: Possibly Cold Spring Granite Co.
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| References: |
- See also Dial 415 in Lincoln, Nebraska
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