Good church nice home town people. But nothing for the youth here at this church. Everything is…read moredone for senior citizens

I'm super bummed that it was completely overcast today when I visited Barnwell to see the sundial…read more There was no telling the time today other than from the clock in my car, or my Fitbit, or my phone, but not from the sundial. Quite possibly the only one of its kind, it has displayed the accurate time - within two minutes of standard time - for over 150 years. It was a gift to the city in 1858 from state senator J.D. Allen. The plaque reads, "The sundial. The oldest known device for the measurement of time, a sundial indicates time by the position of the shadow of a gnomon cast by the sun on the face of a dial marked in hours. The gnomon is a flat piece of metal in the center of the dial with its back pointing towards the North Pole when in the northern hemisphere and facing due south and with the upper edge slanting at an angle equal to the altitude of the location of the sundial." [Review 16842 overall - 873 in South Carolina - 355 of 2022.]

This was a wonderful rare educational find on our way to the healing springs in Barnwell, SC. I…read moreactually did more research once I got home for a better understanding! For over 150 years, Barnwell's rare vertical sundial has given the correct time of day. It is thought to be the only one of its kind remaining in America. Legend has it that this is the only vertical sundial in the United States and though erected two years prior to standard time, it keeps within two minutes of that. Captain Joseph D. Allen, had the sundial made in Charleston. Stop if you in the area!