Marker, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: POST/WOOD/LOT
DATE: 1905
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0686.001

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: 146.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 11.5 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: 1905-1959
Canada: PLACED AT NO.2 CORNER OF LOT 16, GROUP 6 AT CARCROSS, YUKON BY H.G. DICKSON, D.L.S. IN 1905. (REF.1, P.19)/ 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.
Function: TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATON OF A SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR.
Technical: WOODEN POSTS WERE USED EXTENSIVELY ASSURVEY MARKERS UNTIL C. 1908. TYPICALLY THE TOP WAS POINTED TO SHED WATER & SO SLOW DECAY. TOWNSHIP & SECTION CORNERS WERE ROUTINELY MARKED BY WOOD POSTS UNTIL 1882 WHEN IRON TUBES OR POSTS WERE INTRODUCED. WHERE AVAILABLE WOOD WAS ALSO USED TO MARK QUARTER-SECTION CORNERS (REF.1 PP.12; REF. 2 PP.22).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED ON UPPER POST, IN ROMAN NUMERALS: `II - XVI - VI'
Missing: NONE From CA of 02/22/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker, survey, circa 1905, Artifact no. 1973.0686, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0686.001/

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