Monday, November 25, 2013

What Time is It?

Clock Tower, Bartow County Courthouse, Catersville, Georgia, USA
Citizens of Cartersville have been able to set their watches since 1902 using the clock tower of the Bartow County Courthouse.  In the days before atomic clocks, cell phones, and telephone time and temperature numbers, citizens used local clock towers and church bells to synchronize their watches.

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