Spike, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE
ORIGINAL/LAST REMOVED
DATE
1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1968.0013.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
EDMONTON, YUKON & PACIFIC RWY
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
IRON SPIKE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
16.1 cm
Width
3.5 cm
Height
3.2 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Railway Transportation
Category
Commemorative
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Alberta
Period
1954
Canada
SPIKE COMMEMORATES THE REMOVAL OF MOST OF THE LINE OF THE EDMONTON, YUKON & PACIFIC RAILWAY IN 1954 IN EDMONTON. THIS LINE WAS AN 8 MILE LONG TRACK FROM THE STRATHCONA DISTRICT OF EDMONTON'S SOUTH SIDE CONNECTING THE CPR LINE TO ABOUT 111 AVE TO CONNECT TO THE CANADIAN NORTHERN LINE, BUILT FROM 1902 TO 1908.
Function
USED TO COMMEMORATE THE REMOVING OF THE LAST RAILS OF THE EDMONTON YUKON AND PACIFIC RAILWAY IN EDMONTON, ALBERTA IN 1954 BY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, J.J. BOWLEN [REF 1]
Technical
THE LINE WAS BUILT TO CONNECT EDMONTON WITH THE REST OF THE COUNTRY VIA THE CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE IN STRATHCONA. [REF1]
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
no markings
Missing
N/A
Finish
UNFINISHED
Decoration
N/A

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