As we were driving to the Turtle Bridge, we pass this four faced clock literally in someone's yard. Stacy decided we need to go back and check it out.
The Clock is located at the corner of County Rd J and County Rd S in the town of Shopiere. If you put Shopiere Tap in your GPS, it is across the street.
The clock is actually a veteran's memorial. It honors veterans of the Spanish American War, World War I, and the Civil War along with Lester F. Butler who was a solder in the World War I.
The home on the property is (or was) the home of Governor Harvey. Governor Harvey lived there from 1851 to 1859. He died when he fell off boarding a steamboat after the Battle of Shiloh during the Civil War. It was very interesting.
I'm not sure the current residents appreciate people randomly stopping and taking pictures of the clock and their home but they didn't come out and chase me away.
It is definitely an interesting impromptu stop on girls' weekend but definitely worth the detour back to check it out.
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