Monument, boundary

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OBJECT TYPE
IRON/STANDARD/ISLAND
DATE
1842–1845
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1990.0321.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
CAST IRON MONUMENT; TOP 3 FEET FILLED WITH CONCRETE

Dimensions

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

Length
183.0 cm
Width
15.3 cm
Height
28.0 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
United States of America
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
THIS MONUMENT USED C. 1842-C.1910
Canada
EXAMPLE OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY MONUMENT PLACED ON ISLANDS OF ST. JOHN RIVERC.1843-1845. WHEN WEBSTER-ASHBURTON TREATY OF 1842 WAS SIGNED BETWEEN G.B. & US, J.B.B. ESTCOURT & A. SMITH WERE ASSIGNED TO DETERMINE & MARK BOUNDARY. THIS MONUMENT BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED C.1908-1910, WHEN A NUMBER WERE REPLACED (REF.1)
Function
TO IDENTIFY NATIONALITY OF ISLANDS IN ST. JOHN RIVER, IE. AS BELONGING TO CANADA OR U.S.A.
Technical
THIS TYPE OF MONUMENT USED ON ISLANDS, AS OPPOSED TO MAINLAND OR COASTAL MARKERS (SEE 730767). MADE OF CAST IRON, THE 6-FOOT HIGH MONUMENTS WERE SUNK 3 FEET BELOW GROUND. THESE EARLY MONUMENTS (1843-45 ONLY) BORE NAMES OF U.S. & BRITISH BOUNDARY COMMISSIONERS. RING BOLTED TO TOP IS NOT STANDARD TO MONUMENT DESIGN (REF.1)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
FOLLOWING TEXT CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON SIDES OF MARKER: [SIDE 1] 'TREATY OF WASHINGTON'; [OPPOSITE SIDE] 'AUGst 9th, 1842, H.B.M. ISLAND'; [THIRD SIDE, ORIENTED WHEN SET TO FACE CANADA] 'LT. COL. I.B.B. ESTCOURT H.B.M. COMssr.'; [OPPOSITE SIDE] 'ALBERT SMITH U.S. COMssr.'
Missing
ONE PIECE ("FOOT") ON PROPER BACK SIDE OF MARKER
Finish
NATURAL FINISH
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Monument, boundary, between 1842–1845, Artifact no. 1990.0321, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0321.001/

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