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Fairport
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Sundial: 904
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| State/Province: NY |
Country: US |
| Dial Type: Analemmatic Dial |
Condition: Excellent |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
43° 5.997' N 77° 26.210' W |
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- Along the Erie Canal Walking Path at the entrance to Thomas Creek Nature Area, just east of the Parker Street Bridge.
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| Description: |
- This analemmatic sundial was created in 2017, 200 years after construction on the Erie Canal began. Artist Vanessa Sheldon "created the sundial [hour marks] using salvaged canal stones [from Erie Canal Lock 58]." According to WHAM News the sundial was unveiled by the Fairport Industrial Development Agency and Fairport Public Art Committee. Funding for the project was partially paid for by a $50,000 matching grant through the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council.
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General Information: | Inscription: | - Owner: Fairport Industrial Development Agency and Fairport Public Art Committee
| - Plaque of Instructions to use the Analemmatic Sundial
And: The limestone blocks were donated by Wayne & Janice Smith of Palmyra "From the 2nd generation enlarged Erie Canal Lock 58, built in 1849. Lock 58 was one of 3 closely spaced locks in the Newark Flight that lifted westbound boats 24 feet in a horizontal distance of less than 1/4 mile" Canal Society of NY State
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- Designer: Vanessa Sheldon
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Last Revised: 2018-07-31 19:52
