MHM Ernest Thompson Seton
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 49° 54.101 W 099° 12.927
14U E 484527 N 5527721
This Manitoba Historical Marker is in the Seton Wayside Park on the north side of the Trans Canada Highway. It's 9.3 km west of Sidney in the Rural Municipality of North Cypress, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMCQEF
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 10/03/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Marker Name: Ernest Thompson Seton 1860-1946

Agency: The Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba

Languages: English

Location:
76099 Hwy 1 - Seton Wayside Park

Marker Text:
Ernest Thompson Seton 1860-1946 World renowned naturalist, artist and writer. Born in England, educated in Ontario and Europe. In 1882, he joined his brother on a homestead near Carberry and began to keep scientific records. The nearby hills later became the setting of some of his most famous stories, including “The Trail of a Sandhill Stag” and parts of “Wild Animals I Have Known”. Appointed Naturalist to the Manitoba government in 1892, he founded the Woodcraft League; became first Chief of Boy Scouts of America. Moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico where he founded the Seton Institute in 1930 and there spent the rest of his life.

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Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: Not listed
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