General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

IRON POST, FITTED WITH METAL & CEDAR WOOD LENGTHS. MOUNTED ON DISPLAY BOARD WITH COPPER STRAPS

Dimensions

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

Length

137.1 cm

Width

61.0 cm

Height

23.0 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

Quebec

Period

1904-1962

Canada

PLACED ON THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF THE ODANAK INDIAN RESERVE NO.12, PROVINCE OF QUEBEC BY J. HENRI HOUDE, Q.L.S. IN 1904.. 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.

Function

TO MARK & IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SITE ON THE BOUNDARY LINE OF SURVEYED AREA.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF IRON POST WHICH HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO DISCOURAGE ITS REMOVAL. SURVEY MARKERS WERE OFTEN MOVED BY SETTLERS CLEARING LAND OR ERECTING BUILDINGS, BUILDING ROADS, ETC. WOODEN POSTS WERE USED FOR FIREWOOD; METAL RODS AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. THE TWO ANCHOR BARS ON THIS POST MAKE REMOVAL DIFFICULT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

`IR' INCISED ON SQUARED HEAD OF POST

Missing

From CA of 02/14/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

DISPLAY BOARD HAS BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED

Decoration

N/A