Marker, survey

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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
THIS POST DESIGN INCORPORATED A LOOP IN THE LOWER PART OF THE SHAFT, THROUGH WHICH AN IRON BAR COULD BE INSERTED. THIS FEATURE REPRESENTS ONE ATTEMPT TODISCOURAGE VANDALISM OR REMOVAL OF SURVEY MARKERS, A COMMON OCCURANCE.
NO. BREAKDOWN: .1 POST, .2 ANCHOR BAR/ * SOURCE: HISTORIC MONUMENTS COMMITTEE, MR. R.O. SEMPER, CHAIRMAN/ POST & ANCHOR BAR ORIGINALLY MOUNTED ON DISPLAY BOARD, REMOVED 1994.02.00/ PLACED AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF TOBIQUE INDIAN RESERVE NO.20, NB BY W.B.HOYT, DEPUTY LAND SURVEYOR IN 1904/ REPLACED BY A STANDARD POST (CLS), 4 PITS & MOUND IN 1960 BY W.D. MCLELLAN, N.B.L.S./ SEE ALSO 940446-940450

Date

1904-1960
1904
1960

Rights

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

Identifier

1973.0746

Coverage

New Brunswick
TOBIQUE INDIAN RESERVE NO.20"