Sundial 705
- Dial City: Savannah
- Dial State/Province: Georgia
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 32° 0.066' N
- Dial Nr: 705
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 81° 8.172' W
- Dial Owner: City of Savannah
- Dial Designer: T. Mills, London
- Dial Maker: T Mills, London
- Dial Date: Dedicated 12 Feb 33
- Location:
- Johnson Square Savannah
- Description:
- A 10 inch round bronze horizontal dial called "The Bull Sundial", sits on an octagonal stone atop a 3 foot high fluted pedestal. The pedestal is in the center of a 10 foot square plaza containing four tile mosaics.. Dial face has Roman numerals, hour lines, five minute marks and a central compass rose. This dial is located under a heavy canopy of trees and likely never gets direct sunlight today,
- Inscription:
- Dial maker T Mills, London Plaza: Mosaic "Erected by the Society of Colonial Wars In the State of Georgia Feb 12th 1933 In Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Founding of Georgia" Plaza Mosaic "In the Center of this Square The Early Colonists Placed a Sundial" Plaza Mosaic "In Recognition of the Service By Colonel William Bull of South Carolina Who Assisted Oglethorpe in Selecting the Site And Laying of the Plan for Savannah Plaza Mosaic: A View of Savannah in the Year 1734
Last Update:
2025-02-14 14:15