Dublin Core
Title
Marker, survey
Subject
Exploration and Survey
Landmarks
Description
MARKER PLACED IN 1883 DURING SURVEY OF BATTLEFORD SK. TOWNSITE. IN C.1876 BATTLEFORD WAS MADE CAPITAL OF NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES
TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF A SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR
PART OF CANADIAN LANDMARKS COLLECTION, ESTABLISHED IN 1952 BY R.W. CLARK, D.L.S., S.L.S. THESE MARKERS SPAN OVER 200 YEARS OF CANADIAN SURVEYING AND INCLUDE ITEMS FROM EVERY PROVINCE, EXCEPT NEWFOUNDLAND.
*SOURCE: HISTORIC MONUMENTS COMMITTEE, MR. R.O. SEMPER, CHAIRMAN/ ORIGINALLY MOUNTED ON DISPLAY BOARD, REMOVED BY NMST STAFF 1994.02.00/ PLACED IN 1883 BY R.C. LAURIE, D.L.S. WHEN SURVEYING THE TOWNSITE OF BATTLEFORD, SK/ REPLACED IN 1961 BY H.E. ALTER, D.L.S., S.L.S. & MARKS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BATTLEFORD HISTORIC PARK/ SEE ALSO 940446-940450
Date
1883-1961
1883
1961
Rights
Government of Canada Open Government Licence https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
Identifier
1973.0736
Coverage
Saskatchewan
BATTLEFORD"