Marker, survey

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Title

Marker, survey

Subject

Exploration and Survey
Landmarks

Description

INTERESTING EXAMPLE OF A MARKER PREPARED FOR PLACEMENT IN CANADIAN NATIONAL PARK. 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 FROMEVERY PROVINCE & TERRITORY EXCEPT NFLD.
TO MARK & IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SITE ON THE BOUNDARY LINE OF A SURVEYED AREA.
EXAMPLE OF SPECIALIZED POST DESIGN
*SOURCE: HISTORIC MONUMENTS COMMITTEE, MR. R.O. SEMPER, CHAIRMAN/ MONUMENT MOUNTED ON DISPLAY BOARD/ *DIM: GIVEN INCLUDE BOARD; MONUMENT L-18.0, W-18.0, H-9.0 CM/ POST WAS INSCRIBED FOR PLACEMENT ON AN UPPER SLOPE OF MT. MCNICOLL ON NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK IN BRITISH COLUMBIA BY M. WUHR, D.L.S. IN 1957. AS LOCATION OF MONUMENT WAS NOT SUITABLE
FOR THIS TYPE OF POST A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WAS PLANTED/ SEE ALSO 940446-0450

Date

NEVER USED
1957
1957

Rights

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

Identifier

1973.072

Coverage

British Columbia
THIS STYLE OF MONUMENT DESIGNED FOR USE IN NATIONAL PARKS, THIS MARKER NEVER USED.