lineways

lineways Where family lots adjoined in the forest, or bordered on Crown Lands, boundaries were merely blazed. In Freshwater, for example, where many of the lots were surveyed and granted by the government, open paths or "lineways" acted as boundaries through the wooded sections of the prop...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1974
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/59012
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Summary:lineways Where family lots adjoined in the forest, or bordered on Crown Lands, boundaries were merely blazed. In Freshwater, for example, where many of the lots were surveyed and granted by the government, open paths or "lineways" acted as boundaries through the wooded sections of the property. Poles were nailed to trees at intervals along the boundary, and at the corners where they indicated the direction of the "lineways." [see "line"] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story JUL 1974 JH JUL 1974 Not used Not used Withdrawn [see "line"] Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 12 Jun 2015, stamped but not used