Marker part, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: POST POINT/WOOD/LOT
DATE: 1877
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0780.001

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 & STRAPS/ PRINTED LABEL WITH PLEXIGLASS COVER 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 INTHE CENTER OF THE CONCESSION & SIDEROAD ALLOWANCES, 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 ONTARIO 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 MARKINGS VISIBLE ON POST/ LABEL ON LOWER FRONT ENTITLED `HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1877-1976' [SEE SUPP.INFO.]/ `#101 ' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON BOARD BACK
Missing: POST TOP & AREAS OF SHAFT From CA of 02/17/1994 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. 1973.0780, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0780.001/

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