Dublin Core
Title
Marker, survey
Subject
Exploration and Survey
Landmarks
Description
EXAMPLE OF A STANDARD BRONZE-CAPPED SURVEY POST FROM QUEBEC. INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT BILINGUAL TEXT WARNS OF $100.00 FINE FOR REMOVAL OF MARKERS - NOT 7 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AS IN OTHER PARTS OF CANADA
TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF A SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR
THIS POST DESIGN INCORPORATED IMPRESSIVE WEIGHT, RAISED COLLAR & SPLAYED ANCHOR PINS NEAR POINT, & WRITTEN WARNING OF A FINE IN ORDER TO DETER VANDALS
*SOURCE: HISTORIC MONUMENTS COMMITTEE, MR. R.O. SEMPER, CHAIRMAN/ ORIGINALLY MOUNTED ON DISPLAY BOARD, REMOVED BY NMST STAFF 1994.02.00/ PLACED AT SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK AILLY TOWNSHIP,COUNTY OF ABITIBI EAST, PQ BY P.SAVARD, Q.L.S. IN 1937/ REPLACED BY A STANDARD POST (C.L.S.) IN 1959 BY P.LANDRY, D.L.S., Q.L.S./ DEPT. OF LANDS & FORESTS, PQ POST/ SEE ALSO 940446-940450
Date
1937-1959
1937
1959
Rights
Government of Canada Open Government Licence https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
Identifier
1973.0733
Coverage
Quebec
AILLY TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF ABITIBI-EAST