PSP Traditional Cache
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This should be a very easy P&G as you stop for a picnic lunch or just to stretch the legs on your travels along Hwy #6 .
A commemorative marker "Postage Stamp Province" marks the original north boundary of the Province of Manitoba when it officially became a Canadian Province on July 15th, 1870. When Manitoba entered Confederation in 1870, its total area measured only 33,280 square kilometres, or one eighteenth of its present size. Its tiny rectangular shape earned Manitoba the title of "Postage Stamp Province." The boundary extensions of 1881 and 1912 which brought the province to its present dimensions were the result of a series of complex and, at times, heated negotiations between the various levels of government within the country. The story of these negotiations is an important part of the history of this province and its people.
The marker is located along Hwy 6 near Oak Point. Oak Point is also known for its other historical features such as the Hudson Bay Post built there in 1867, and the end of the CNR line built there in 1904.
Cache contains Pencil, Log Book, Manitoba pin and the "FTF" Certificate.
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