Marker, survey

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Title

Marker, survey

Subject

Exploration and Survey
Landmarks

Description

MARKINGS ON POST ARE INTERESTING IN THAT BOTH RESERVE & TOWNSHIP WERE INCISED & POST WAS ORIENTATED TO BOTH SITES WHEN PLACED. PART OF CDN LANDMARKS COLLECTION, EST'D IN 1952 BY R.W. CLARK, D.L.S., S.L.S. THESE MARKERS SPAN OVER 200 YRS. OF CANADIAN SURVEYING & INCLUDE ITEMS FROM EVERY PROVINCE & TERRITORY EXCEPT NFLD.
TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR
TYPE SAMPLE OF IRON PIPE POST
*SOURCE: HISTORIC MONUMENTS COMMITTEE, MR. R.O. SEMPER, CHAIRMAN/ ORIGINALLY MOUNTED ON DISPLAY BOARD, REMOVED BY NMST STAFF 1994.02.00/ PLACED IN A STONE MOUND AT NORTHEST CORNER OF DALLES INDIAN RESERVE NO.38C SOUTH SHORE OF BLACK STURGION LAKE, DISTRICT OF KENORA, ON BY T.R. DEACON, O.L.S. IN 1902/ REPLACED IN 1961 BY C.D. COX, O.L.S./ POST PLANTED SO MARKINGS FACED RESERVE & TOWNSHP OF MELICK, AS INSCRIBED/ SEE ALSO 940446-940450

Date

1902-1961
1902
1961

Rights

Government of Canada Open Government Licence https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

Identifier

1973.0737

Coverage

Ontario
BLACK STURGEON LAKE, DISTRICT OF KENORA