Here Stood Hamilton

Here Stood Hamilton (HMR7L)

Location: Vancouver, BC V6B 2P9 Greater Vancouver
Country: Canada
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N 49° 16.967', W 123° 6.611'

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Here stood
Hamilton
First Land Commissioner
Canadian Pacific Railway
1885
in the silent solitude
of the primeval forest
He drove a wooden stake
in the earth and commenced
to measure an empty land
into the streets of
Vancouver
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HM NumberHMR7L
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Year Placed1952
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 11:14am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10U E 491986 N 5458898
Decimal Degrees49.28278333, -123.11018333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 49° 16.967', W 123° 6.611'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds49° 16' 58.02" N, 123° 6' 36.66" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)605
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 449-461 Hamilton St, Vancouver BC V6B 2P9, CA
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