Time Capsule/ Sundial - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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flyingmoose
N 43° 32.710 W 096° 43.417
14T E 683897 N 4823875
A time capsule and sundial were placed at Fawick Park in honor of the Bicentennial.
Waymark Code: WM132H0
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2020
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On July 4th 1976, in honor of the Nations 200th anniversary a sundial and time capsule were placed.
Bicentennial Sun Dial Enscription:
WITH SUN AND STONE, WE PEOPLE OF THE SIOUX EMPIRE
REAFFIRM OUR RESPECT FOR THE IDEALS ON WHICH
AMERICA WAS FOUNDED TWO CENTURIES AGO
TOGETHER WITH OTHER AMERICANS
WE HAVE A PAST TO REMEMBER
AND A FUTURE TO MOLD.
Bicentennial Sun Dial Plaque:
"TIME TAKES ALL BUT MEMORY AND HONOR"
THIS INSTRUMENT CONTRIBUTED TO THE CITY OF SIOUX FALLS
BY PUBLIC RESPONSE AND SUBSCRIPTION TO THE PRINT
AND BROADCAST MEDIA CAMPAIGN CONDUCTED DURING
THIS COUNTRY'S BICENTENNIAL YEAR CELEBRATION.
DEDICATED JULY 4, 1976
THE SIOUX FALLS BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
Bicentennial Time Capsule Plaque:
South Dakota 1976
TIME CAPSULE
TO BE OPENED JULY 4, 2076
HERE ARE ENSHRINED THE ARTIFACTS OF OUR OBSERVANCE
OF THE NATION'S 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF FREEDOM AND
INDEPENDENCE. ALONG WITH THE ASPIRATIONS FOR THE
FUTURE, WRITTEN BY THE PEOPLE OF THIS BICENTENNIAL
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