Dublin Core
Title
Marker, survey
Subject
Exploration and Survey
Landmarks
Description
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 A SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR
WOODEN POSTS WERE USED EXTENSIVELY AS SURVEY MARKERS UNTIL C.1908. TYPICALLY THE TOP WAS POINTED TO SHED WATER, AND SORETARD DECAY
*SOURCE: HISTORIC MONUMENTS COMMITTEE, MR. R.O. SEMPER, CHAIRMAN/ POST MOUNTED ON WOOD DISPLAY BOARD/ *DIM: GIVEN INCLUDE BOARD; POST L-113.3, W-11.0, H-10.5 CM/ FOUND AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 27, CONCESSION B IN SHEGUINDAH INDIAN RESERVE NO.24 IN THE TOWNSHIP OF SHEGUIANDAH, DISTRICT OF MANITOULIN, ON. POST WAS PLACED BY DAVID C. O'KEEFE, P.L.S. IN 1866. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A STANDARD POST (C.L.S.) IN 1963 BY W.J. QUINSEY, O.L.S./ SEE ALSO 940446-0450
Date
1866-1963
1866
1963
Rights
Government of Canada Open Government Licence https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
Identifier
1973.0769
Coverage
Ontario
SHEGUIANDAH INDIAN RESERVE NO.24, DISTRICT OF MANITOULIN, ON