Marker, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: POST/WOOD/ANGLE
DATE: 1904
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0683.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD POST

Dimensions

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

Length: 69.5 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Landmarks
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Yukon
Period: 1904-1959
Canada: PLACED ATANGLE 1086, ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF WHITEHORSE, YK. ON LIMIT OF DAWSON-WHITEHORSE ROAD (OLD DAWSON TRAIL) IN 1904 BY C.W. MACPHERSON, D.L.S. (REF.1, P.19)/ PART OF CDN LANDMARKS COLL, EST'D IN 1952 BY R.W. CLARK, D.L.S. MARKERS SPAN OVER 200 YRS OF CDN SURVEYING & INCLUDE ITEMS FROM EVERY PROVINCE, TERRITORY EXCEPT NFLD.
Function: TO DEFINE & RECORD SPECIFIC PHYSICAL LOCATION OF ANGLE IN A SURVEY LINE, AS THAT LINE IS BEING ADVANCED BY SURVEY PARTY OR CONFIRMED BY SURVEY ENGINEER (REF. 3 PP. 14-23)
Technical: WOODEN POSTS WERE USED EXTENSIVELY AS SURVEY MARKERS UNTIL C.1908. TYPICALLY THE TOP WAS POINTED TO SHED WATER & SO SLOW DECAY. APPARENTLY THIS POST WAS USED TO MARK THE END OF A TANGENT, WHERE THE SURVEY LINE CHANGES DIRECTION. THIS INFORMATION RECORDED BY SURVEY TRANSITMAN & USED TO PLOT LINE ON PAPER (REF.3 P.16)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: AREA OF LOSS ON SHAFT From CA of 02/15/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker, survey, circa 1904, Artifact no. 1973.0683, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0683.001/

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