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Like many scheduled monuments, it blends into the landscape, and may not be evident even to those crossing over it. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
Newfoundland was a major telecommunications hub at the beginning of the 20th century as it offered the shortest link between North America and Europe; the building was the main relay for the transatlantic network of the Western Union Telegraph Company: Cape Pine Lighthouse [10] 1851 (completed) 1974 Cape Pine
National Historic Sites of Canada (French: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being of national historic significance.
List of scheduled monuments in Cheshire (1066–1539) List of scheduled monuments in Cheshire since 1539; Scheduled monuments in Cornwall; Scheduled monuments in Coventry; Scheduled monuments and listed buildings in Exeter; Scheduled Monuments in Gwynedd; Scheduled monuments in Leicester; Scheduled monuments in Greater Manchester; Scheduled ...
The French forts in Canada were located from the Atlantic Ocean to as far west as the confluence of the North and South Saskatchewan rivers, and as far north as James Bay. Built between the 1640s and the 1750s, a few were captured from rival British fur trading companies like Hudson's Bay Company .
A National Landmark is a type of protected area in Canada. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Government of Canada envisioned establishing a system of National Landmarks in order to protect natural features considered to be "outstanding, exceptional, unique, or rare" in Canada. Such features would typically be isolated entities of scientific interest.
The monuments were erected along the international border between the U.S. and Canada in 1906 and 1907. The original monuments, constructed between 1859 and 1860 , no longer exist. [2] A total of 17 monuments can be found along the northern border of the park.
Canada accepted the convention on 23 July 1976. [3] There are 22 World Heritage Sites in Canada, with a further 10 on the tentative list. [3] The first two sites in Canada added to the list were L'Anse aux Meadows and Nahanni National Park Reserve, both at the Second Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Washington, D.C., in 1978. [4]