Atlanta's Clock a Fixture of Our Daily Life

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Once every three days, it takes 53 turns of a large wood and iron crank to wind the 100-year-old clock that keeps everyone in Atlanta on time.

Well, sort of. In Atlanta, time can be a matter of direction. The time depends on whether you're looking at the north, south, east or west side of the clock tower on the lawn of the Atlanta Library.

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Atlanta's Clock a Fixture of Our Daily Life

Each clock face is usually different by a couple minutes. Rather than see this as a fault, I like to think folks in Atla...

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