Sundial, (sculpture).

Sundial, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Sundial, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 17, 1940.

Sculpture: granite and bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 3 x 1 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 8 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.

(On face of sundial, at bottom, raised lettering:) WE LIVE IN DEEDS NOT YEARS (On front of granite shaft, incised lettering:) IN MEMORY/OF/"OUR FATHERS"/WHO SERVED/FROM/1861-65/BY THE/PENNSYLVANIA/DEPARTMENT/DAUGHTERS OF/UNION VETERANS/DEDICATED/JUNE 17, 1940 unsigned

A circular bronze sundial containing Roman numerals and featuring a relief image of a pair of wings flanking an hourglass. The sundial is mounted on top of a small tapered shaft that flares out on two sides at the bottom.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Object -- Other -- Hourglass

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Hazleton

Located Church & Diamond Streets, Hazleton, Pennsylvania

The sculpture was installed by the Pennsylvania Department of the Daughters of Union Veterans in honor of their ancestors who served during the Civil War.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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