Marker part, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: POST POINT/WOOD/CENTRE POST
DATE: 1877
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0779.001

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 SECURED TO WOOD DISPLAY BOARD WITH METAL SCREWS/ PRINTED LABEL WITH PLEXIGLASS SCREWED TO LOWER FRONT

Dimensions

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

Length: 132.0 cm
Width: 48.0 cm
Height: 13.0 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: Ontario
Period: 1877-1952
Canada: LIVINGSTONE WAS SURVEYED UNDER 1000 ACRE SECTION SYSTEM, ADOPTED FOR CROWN SURVEYS IN 1851.SURVEY LINES IN ORIGINAL SURVEY WERE IN THE CENTER OF THE CONCESSION & SIDEROAD ALLOWNACES, THUS CREATING SECTIONS OF 1000 ACRES. LOTS MEASURED 20 CHAINS WIDE BY 50 CHAINS DEEP CONTAINING 100 ACRES EACH (REF.1 P.48)
Function: TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF A SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR
Technical: IN ONT. THE 1000-ACRE SECTIONAL SYSTEM WAS FIRST ADOPTED IN 1835 BECAUSE THE CANADA COMPANY WANTED 100-ACRE LOTS MORE SUITABLE TO IMMIGRANT FARMERS. IT WAS USED UNTIL C.1906, ALTHOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY. THE 2400-ACRE SECTION SYSTEM CO-EXISTED WITH IT FROM 1835-1854 (REF.2 P.123)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NO TEXTUAL MARKING VISIBLE ON POST. TWO FINE LINES INCISED HORIZONTALLY ON THE POST SHAFT MEETING AT EITHER END BUT BREAKING IN THE MIDDLE/ LABEL ON LOWER FRONT ENTITLED `HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1877-1967' [SEE SUPP. INFO.]/ `#101' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON BOARD BACK
Missing: POST TOP & AREAS OF SHAFT From CA of 02/16/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - lower section only
Finish: DISPLAY BOARD HAS BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker part, survey, 1877, Artifact no. 1973.0779, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0779.001/

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