Woodbridge  

Sundial: 534
State/Province:  Virginia Country:  USA
Dial Type:  Horizontal Dial Condition:  Excellent
  Latitude and Longitude: 38° 37.273' N  77° 17.329' W
Location:
  • Freedom High School
    15201 Neabsco Mills Road
    Woodbridge, VA 22191
    703-583-1405
 
Description:
  • A large 62 foot diameter horizontal sundial of grey concrete and brick with a 10 foot high steel gnomon. The dial was designed to memorialize the victims of the 9/11/2001 terrorism and includes four inlaid plaques on which the gnomon shadow falls at 8:45, 9:03, 9:37 and 10:07 AM, the times of the four air crashes. Hour markers are inset brass Roman numerals. The hour lines and NESW compass rose are 2 inch wide inset brass strips.
 
General Information:Inscription:
  • Owner: Prince William County School System
  • In memory of the citizens of Prince William Country and other Americans who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
  • Designer: Ken Hicks, Walter Sanford, Robert Kellogg, Moseley Harris & McClintock architects
  • Builder:
  • Construction Date: 2004
 

Last Revised: 2021-07-07 12:28