Marker, survey

Marker, survey

Exploration and Survey

Landmarks

LIVINGSTONE WAS SURVEYED UNDER 1000-ACRE SECTION SYSTEM, ADOPTED FOR CROWN SURVEYS IN 1851. SURVEY LINES IN ORIGINAL SURVEY WERE IN THE CENTRE OF THE CONCESSION & SIDEROAD ALLOWNCES, THUS CREATING SECTIONS OF 1000 ACRES. LOTS MEASURED 20 CHAINS WIDE BY 50CHAINS DEEP CONTAINING 100 ACRES EACH (REF.1 P.48)

TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF A SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR

IN ON. THE 1000 ACRE SECTIONAL SYSTEM WAS FIRST ADOPTED IN 1835 BECAUSE THE CANADA COMPANY WANTED 100-ACRE LOTS MORE SUITABLE TO IMMIGRANT FARMERS. IT WAS USED UNTIL C.1906, ALTHOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY (THE 2400-ACRE SECTION SYSTEM CO-EXISTED WITH IT FROM 1835-1854 (REF.2 P.123)

TYPE: OR CENTER POST [SEE REF.1 P.48]/ *SOURCE: HISTORIC MONUMENTS COMMITTEE, MR. R.O. SEMPER, CHAIRMAN/ POST POINT MOUNTED ON DISPLAY BOARD WITH 730779 & 730780/ *DIM: GIVEN INCLUDE BOARD; POST POINT L-90.0, W-11.0, H-11.0 CM/ ONE OF ORIGINAL POSTS PLANTED IN SURVEY OF TOWNSHIP OF LIVINGSTONE IN PROVISIONAL COUNTY OF HALIBURTON, ON, CARRIED OUT IN 1877 UNDER INSTRUCTIONS FROM DEPT. OF CROWN LANDS BY ALEXANDER NIVEN, P.L.S. OF HALIBURTON. THREE SURVIVING POSTS REMOVED IN 1961 & REPLACED BY MONUMENTS/ SEE ALSO 940446-940450

1877-1952

1877

1952

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1973.0778

Ontario

LIVINGSTONE, HALIBURTON COUNTY