Centennial Survey Monument Winnipeg
Posted by: PeterNoG
N 49° 53.261 W 097° 08.973
14U E 632921 N 5527784
This Community Commemoration waymark is the Centennial Survey (First Post) Monument in Memorial Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMBP53
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 06/08/2011
Views: 13
The full text from the Centennial plaque reads:
Centennial Survey Monument
Winnipeg
Center of Post Number One
Geographic Co-ordinates
Longitude 97° 08' 56".968 West
Latitude 49° 53' 15".708 North
Elevation above mean sea level
760.518 feet
Azimuth and distance to adjoining monuments
Winnipeg to Ottawa 98° 56' 03".5 AZ. 1043.210 miles
Winnipeg to Toronto 110° 19' 44".8 AZ. 942.912 miles
Winnipeg to Regina 279° 23' 51".8 AZ. 333.589 miles
June 21, 1967
The full text from a second plaque reads:
Surveying for the Future
This survey monument and plaque is dedicated to the Surveyors of Canada whose skill and industry contributed so greatly to the exploration, mapping and development of our nation.
It is symbolic of the beginning of the second century of surveying in Canada and is a First Post in a unified system of precisely co-ordinated survey points.
With eleven other Centennial Survey Monuments erected across Canada, it signifies the contribution by surveyors both past and present to the charting of our nation’s future.
Subject: Country
Commemoration: Centennial
Date of Founding: July 1, 1867
Date of Commemoration: June 21, 1967
Address: In Memorial Park, on the north side of York Ave between Osborne St North and Memorial Blvd
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: [Web Link]
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