Dublin Core
Title
Marker, survey
Subject
Exploration and Survey
Landmarks
Description
TYPE SAMPLE OF DEPT. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS RESERVE POST, 1882 (REF.1, P.29). 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
SOLID CONSTRUCTION & MASSIVE WEIGHT OF THIS STYLE OF MARKER DISCOURAGED THEFT OR VANDALISM OF POST, AND MADE IT EASILY IDENTIFIABLE AS A RESERVE MARKER
NO. BREAKDOWN: .1 POST TOP; .2 SHAFT & POINT/ *SOURCE: HISTORIC MONUMENTS COMMITTEE, MR. R.O. SEMPER, CHAIRMAN/ ORIGINALLY MOUNTED ON DISPLAY BOARD/ PLACED AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF CHEMAHAWIN INDIAN RESERVE NO.32A, MB BY W.A. AUSTIN, D.L.S. IN 1882. LIKELY BROKEN DURING PLACEMENT, TOP PORTION REMAINED ATOP POST, PROBABLY DUE TO ITS WEIGHT. REPLACED IN 1959 (REF.1 P.29)/ SEE ALSO 940446-0450
Date
1882-1959
1882
1959
Rights
Government of Canada Open Government Licence https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
Identifier
1973.0722
Coverage
Manitoba
CHEMAHAWIN INDIAN RESERVE NO.32A"