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
More Information
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
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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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