Sundial 951
- Dial City: Saratoga Springs
- Dial State/Province: New York
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 43° 5.004' N
- Dial Nr: 951
- Dial Type: Armillary Sphere
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 73° 47.141' W
- Dial Owner: The Adirondack Trust Company
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker: Kenneth Lynch and Sons in Wilton, CT
- Dial Date: circa 1975
- Location:
- Located in a small plaza behind The Adirondack Trust Co Building at Church St. and Broadway (Route 9).
- Description:
- Beautiful iron armillary sundial about 6 feet high. Painted black it has gold Roman numeral hours on the equatorial time band. On the outside of the equatorial band are the twelve zodiac motifs and stars are on the meridian band. The gnomon deviates from the classic arrow, having a gold flange at the base and a spiked orb at the north end. The original Plaza was designed by Hal Gerow and constructed by W.J. Grande. Two of the laborers on the job were Tim Grande and John Munter. More recently the Plaza was renovated by John Munter.
- Inscription:
- Plaque: "STANDARD TIME Adopted November 18, 1883 First Conceived By Charles F. Dowd, Ph.D. 1825 - 1904 Educator Scholar Saratogian
- Other References:
- Charles F. Dowd in 1870, addressed his long-held desire to simplify train schedules published a pamphlet entitled "A System of National Time for Railroads." His interest lead to the movement in the United States for Standard Time Zones. At noon on November 18, 1883, the US railway systems adopted a the system of standard time that used hour-wide time zones. Sandford Fleming is credited for adopting standard time zones for railroads in Canada.
Last Update:
2019-05-31 23:37