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The Broad Arrow Policy was a policy of the British government from 1691 to preserve tall trees in the American colonies which were of critical use for the Royal Navy. It applied to Massachusetts from 1691. It was extended to New Hampshire (1698); New England, New York, and New Jersey (1711); and Nova Scotia (1721).
HMS 'Amelia' chasing the French frigate 'Arethuse' 1813, a fancifully titled representation of the early stages of the battle, by John Christian Schetky, 1852. On display at Norwich Castle. In the morning of 6 February, while Aréthuse was completing her repairs, HMS Amelia appeared under the wind.
The Broad Arrow (1859), Lyra Australis (1853) Caroline Woolmer Leakey (8 March 1827 – 12 July 1881) was an English writer, whose poetry and only novel ( The Broad Arrow , published using the pen name Oliné Keese) were influenced and based on her experience living in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania ) for five years between 1848 and 1853.
Every year, car enthusiasts and collectors congregate on Amelia Island, Florida, to bid on some of the world's rarest automobiles. This year includes a selection of pre-war and post-war cars by ...
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John Sherman, Deputy Surveyor of New Hampshire, ordered a search of sawmills in 1771–1772 for white pine marked for the Crown. His men found that six mills in Goffstown and Weare possessed large white pines and marked them with the broad arrow to indicate that they were Crown property.
The broad arrow used by the British Board of Ordnance to mark government property dates back from the 16th century. Arm of service marks began with the use of service initials, such as S. & M. (Sappers and Miners), which pre-dated the RE (Royal Engineers).