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Old Time Gardens 
examined and noted till recently. It is a circular 
slab of sandstone three inches thick and sixteen 
inches in diameter. The gnomon is lacking. The 
lines, figures, and shield are incised, and the letters 
R. W. can be dimly seen. These were probably 
Dial-face from Mount Vernon. 
the initials of Robert Washington, great uncle of the 
two emigrants to Virginia. 
Through the kindness of Mr. A. L. Y. Morley, 
a faithful antiquary of Great Barrington, I have the 
pleasure of giving, on page 367, a representation 
of this interesting dial. It is shown leaning against 
