Durand in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Engineering Centennial Commemorative Plaque and Time Capsule

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 2, 2023

1. Engineering Centennial Commemorative Plaque and Time Capsule Marker

Inscription.
1887 1987 2087

Engineering Centennial Commemorative Plaque and Time Capsule

This monument has been erected by the Hamilton Section of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering on behalf of all individuals and organizations participating in the field of Engineering in the Greater Hamilton Area to celebrate the Centennial of the Engineering Profession in Canada. This monument contains a time capsule to be opened on the occasion of the Engineering Profession Bicentennial. The monument is capped by an iron ring symbolic of those worn by Canadian Engineers.

"My Time I will not refuse;
My Thought I will not grudge;
My Care I will not deny towards the honour,
use, stability, and perfection of any works
to which I may be called to set my hand."
…Engineer's "Obligation" by Rudyard Kipling

Erected 1987 by Hamilton Section of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 43° 15.355′ N, 79° 52.45′ W.

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Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Durand. It is at the intersection of Bay Street South and Main Street West, on the right when traveling north on Bay Street South. The marker is in the City Hall Garden Place. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of the Victims of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda (within shouting distance of this marker); “Migration” (within shouting distance of this marker); Hamilton City Hall (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Hamilton Peace Garden (about 120 meters away); Dedicated to the Irish Who Settled in Hamilton

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 2, 2023

2. Engineering Centennial Commemorative Plaque and Time Capsule Marker

(about 120 meters away); John Rae, Arctic Explorer (about 150 meters away); Hamilton Central Public School (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Also see . . . National History Committee of the CSCE.

Our mandate is to increase public and professional awareness of Civil Engineers and Civil Engineering as an integral part of Canadian history, heritage and society.

(Submitted on November 3, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.