Marker, survey

Marker, survey

Exploration and Survey

Landmarks

PLACED AT SOUTHWEST CORNER OF TOWNSHIP OF BAIE-DE-GASPE-SUD BY C.F. FOURNIER, DEPUTY PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR IN 1846. PART OF CDN LANDMARKS COLLECTION, EST'D IN 1952 BY R.W. CLARK, D.L.S., S.L.S. THESEMARKERS 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.

EXAMPLE OF EARLY CEDAR TOWNSHIP CORNER MARKER. OFFICIALLY CEDAR POSTS AS TOWNSHIP CORNER MARKERS WERE NO LONGER USED AFTER 1882

*SOURCE: HISTORIC MONUMENTS COMMITTEE, MR. R.O. SEMPER, CHAIRMAN/ POST PARTIALLY ENCLOSED IN STAND/ *DIM: GIVEN INCLUDE STAND/ PRESENTED TO H.S.M. COMMITTEE BY DR. G. COTE, DIR. SURVEYS BR. DEPT. OF LANDS & FORESTS, PQ. PLACED AT SOUTHWEST CORNER OF TOWNSHIP OF BAIE-DE- GASPE-SUD BY C.F. FOURNIER, DEPUTY PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR IN 1846. THE INSCRIPTIONS 42 & NOXXXXVIII ON ADJACENT SIDES WERE ADDED IN 1866 BY SURVEYOR BLAIKLOCK. CEDAR POST REPLACED IN 1933 BY
SURVEYORS LACOURCOIRE & GARNEAU/ SEE ALSO 940446-0450

HOWEVER IN MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THEY CONTINUED TO BE USED AFTER THIS DATE. (REF.2, P.53)

1846

1933

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1973.0697

Quebec

BAIE-DE-GASPE-SUD"