Marker part, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: CENTER TREE/BOUNDARY/RESERVE
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0726.001

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 43.0 cm
Width: 43.0 cm
Height: 1.0 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: New Brunswick
Period: 1915-1959
Canada: IN NS & NB IT WAS COMMON PRACTICE TO LEAVE TREES STANDING, SHOULD THEY BE FOUND ON A BOUNDARY LINE, & TO BLAZE THEM ON BOTH SIDES WHERE THE LINE HIT THE TREE. THE DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THESE TREESWERE 3 HACKS THE SURVEYOR MADE UPWARDS INTO EACH BLAZE WITH AN AXE, 2-3 INCHES APART. THESE TREES HELPED VERIFY LINE.
Function: SERVED AS REFERENCE POINT FOR SURVEYORS ESTABLISHING STRAIGHT LINES WITH THE AID OF A COMPASS. BLAZED, MARKED & LEFT STANDING, CENTRE TREES ALSO PROVIDED EVIDENCE OF THE SURVEY LINE (REF.1, P.31)
Technical: INTERESTING EXAMPLE OF SURVEY METHODS & MARKERS FROM LATE 1800S- EARLY 1900S IN NOVA SCOTIA & NEW BRUNSWICK. SURVEYORS OF THAT PERIOD RAN "STRAIGHT" LINES BY MEANS OF A COMPASS. THESE CENTER TREES (ALSO KNOWN AS LINE OR COMPASS TREES) PROVIDED REFERENCE POINTS FOR SURVEYORS & PROVIDED LASTING EVIDENCE OF LINE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RED PAINT & AXE-CUTS MARK TREE, NO TEXT/ `SL 46' STAMPED IN METAL PLATE NAILED INTO MARKER TOP/ `46' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON DISPLAY BASE.
Missing: From CA of 02/24/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: BLAZES PAINTED RED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker part, survey, 1915, Artifact no. 1973.0726, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0726.001/

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