General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON MONUMENT BOLTED TO PAINTED WOOD BASE

Dimensions

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

Length

40.8 cm

Width

40.4 cm

Height

184.5 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

Quebec

Period

C.1843

Canada

ONE OF MONUMENTSPLACED TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY, FROM THE SOURCE OF THE ST. CROIX RIVER TO THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER. THE POSTS ARE CAST IRON, & BEAR THE NAMES OF THE COMMISSIONERS, THE TREATY TITLE & DATE. A SINGLE STONE MONUMENT MARKED BOUNDARY LINE AT ASTRONOMICAL STATION NEAR RICHELIEU RIVER (P.44)

Function

TO IDENTIFY A RECOGNIZED & ACCECPTED SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

Technical

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.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

`TREATY OF WASHINGTON.' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON ONE SIDE OF SQUARED MONUMENT; `BOUNDARY AUGST 9th 1842.' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON OPPOSITE SIDE. `Lt COL.I.B.B.ESTCOURT,H.B.M.COMssr.' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON THIRD SIDE; `ALBERT SMITH. U.S. COMMssr.' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON OPPOSITE SIDE. `90' HANDRITTEN IN WHITE INK ON 2 SIDES OF WOOD BASE.

Missing

NONE From CA of 02/28/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

MONUMENT & WOOD BASE ALL PAINTED FLAT BLACK

Decoration

N/A