Louisville  

Sundial: 1025
State/Province:  Kentucky Country:  USA
Dial Type:  Horizontal Dial Condition:  Excellent
  Latitude and Longitude: 38° 14.619' N  85° 42.666' W
Location:
  • Cave Hill Cemetery
    701 Baxter Avenue
    Louisville, KY 40204
    Louisville, Kentucky 40204
    8:00 AM to 4:45 PM, 7 days a week
    Plot is in Section 30, Lot 100
    Maps are available online and at the entrances to the cemetery
 
Description:
  • The classic brass horizontal sundial is 10-1/2 inches in diameter with a large chapter ring of Roman hours marked from VI to VI. Noon is marked by "O". However, the hour and minute lines that extend inward and run in quarter hours from 4am to 8pm. At the south end of the dial is the traditional hour glass with wings. The gnomon is also classic with a bird supporting the style. The dial sits on a granite cap 7 inches thick held by a decorated and fluted column 22-1/2 inches tall. This in turn sits on a two-tier dais 14 inches high with the top tier inscribed "VAUGHAN" for the family plot.
 
General Information:Inscription:
  • Owner: Vaughan Family Plot
  • On the dial face:
    GROW OLD ALONG WITH ME THE BEST IS YET TO BE

    Around the Cap:
    THOSE WHOM WE NEVER CEASE TO LOVE, WE NEVER LOSE.
  • Designer: unknown
  • Builder: unknown
  • Construction Date: circa 1938
 
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Last Revised: 2021-11-01 17:58