Dublin Core
Title
Marker part, survey
Subject
Exploration and Survey
Landmarks
Description
TYPE SAMPLE OF WOOD POST USED AS BLOCK CORNER MARKER. 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 & TERRITORYEXCEPT NFLD.
TO MARK & IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SITE ON THE BOUNDARY LINE OF A SURVEYED AREA. IN THIS CASE A BLOCK CORNER ON INDIAN RESERVE.
USE OF A WOODEN MARKER IN 1920 AND NON-STANDARD (EVEN UNUSUAL) FORMAT OF MARKINGS SUGGESTS THIS WAS A TEMPORARY MARKER
*SOURCE: HISTORIC MONUMENTS COMMITTEE, MR. R.O. SEMPER, CHAIRMAN/ REMAINS OF POST SHAFT MOUNTED ON DISPLAY BOARD/ *DIM: GIVEN INCLUDE BOARD; MARKER L-72.5, W-13.0, H-8.0 CM/ POST PLACED AT SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK 5, RANGE 11 TABUSINTAC INDIAN RESERVE NO.9, NB BY S.C. ARCHER, DEPUTY LAND SURVEYOR FOR NB IN 1920/ REPLACED BY STANDARD POST WITH WOODEN REFERENCE POST BY R.O. SEMPER, D.L.S. & J.C. SHERREN, N.B.L.S./ SEE ALSO 940446-0450
Date
1920-C.LATE 1950'S
1920
1950s
Rights
Government of Canada Open Government Licence https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
Identifier
1973.0724
Coverage
New Brunswick
TABUSINTAC INDIAN RESERVE NO.9"