Sturgeon Weathervane, (sculpture).

Sturgeon Weathervane, (sculpture).

Neal, Joe, sculptor.

Sturgeon Weathervane, (sculpture).

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Sturgeon: gilded bronze; Base: metal.

Sturgeon: approx. H. 10 in. x W. 42 in.; Base: H. 40 in.

A sturgeon weathervane sits atop the peak of a clapboard building. The weathervane contains four arms which have the letters of the four directions attached at the ends.

Animal -- Fish -- Sturgeon

Allegory -- Place -- Cobbosseecontee River

Ethnic -- Indian

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Gardiner

Administered by Kennebec Journal, Western Avenue, Augusta, Maine 04330

Located Mechanic Street & Church Hill, Gardiner, Maine

The Sturgeon weathervane is a replica of the one that sat atop the spire of the Church of St. Anne's, the first church of Gardinerstown. The original was a present from William Gardiner as a "symbol of the Cobbosseecontee River and of the Indians who first fished its waters for cabbassa (sturgeon)." IAS files contain a related excerpt from Evelyn L. Gilmore's "History of Christ Church."

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1995.

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