General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

LIMESTONE MONUMENT RESTS ON WOOD DISPLAY PLATFORM, METAL FRAME

Dimensions

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

Length

126.5 cm

Width

126.0 cm

Height

110.0 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

C. 1850-1963. POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS 1830

Canada

BOUNDARY STONE FROM ORDNANCE LAND (MILITARY RESERVE) NEAR SMITHS FALLS. THIS MONUMENT & 1850 SURVEY ORIGINALLY RECORDED IN ORDNACE OFFICE AT BYTOWN AS PLAN 11, PART SECOND, RIDEAU CANAL, BOOK 1851. DETAILS OF STONE'S PLACEMENT UNCERTAIN BUT RECORDS INDICATE LAND TAKEN FORSERVICE OF RIDEAU CANAL C. 1830 (REF.1 P.57)

Function

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

Technical

EXAMPLE OF MARKER DATING PRE-CONFEDERATION. 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.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

`[UP ARROW SYMBOL]' CARVED DEEPLY INTO ONE FACE OF SQUARED POST/ `\ II' CARVED INTO TOP SURFACE OF POST; RED PAINTED CIRCLE APPEARS IN SAME AREA AS CARVED LINES.

Missing

NONE From CA of 02/24/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

UPPER TWO-THIRDS COARSE GREY STONE CUT & DRESSED/ BLACK METAL FRAME SUPPORTS STONE WHICH IS PARTIALLY INSET IN WOOD BASE

Decoration

APPEARS TO BE A DECORATIVE BORDER OF CLOSE-SPACED LINES CUT INTO FLAT FACES OF STONE