Borden in Simcoe County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Mine Plow
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Charrue de Déminage
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 6, 2024
1. Mine Plow / Charrue de Déminage Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 44° 17.292′ N, 79° 53.565′ W. Marker is in Borden, Ontario, in Simcoe County. It is at the intersection of Grizzly Road and Gibraltar Road, on the right when traveling south on Grizzly Road. The marker and mine clearing plow are located on the west side of Worthington Memorial Park at Canadian Forces Base Borden. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Borden ON L0M 0B1, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Ontario Cottage Country and specifically in Georgian Bay Country. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: British Churchill Infantry Tank MK IV / Char d'infanterie britannique Churchill MK IV (within shouting distance of this marker); British Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV) MKII / Véhicule blindé de dépannage britannique (VBD) MKII (within shouting distance of this marker); United States M5A1 "Stuart" Light Tank / Char léger américain M5A1 Stuart (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Canadian Armoured Corps 50th Anniversary (about 120 meters away); Worthington Park Memorial (about 120 meters away); Canadian Tank School 50th Anniversary (about 120 meters away); Sherman Crab Mine Flail / Fléau de Déminage du Sherman Crab (about 120 meters away); British Centurion MK5 Main Battle Tank / Char de combat principal britannique Centurion MK5 (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Borden.
Also see . . . Mine plow (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: A mine plow is a device designed to clear a lane through a minefield, allowing other vehicles to follow.(Submitted on June 3, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)A mine plow is typically mounted to a tank or military engineering vehicle. Buried land mines are plowed up and pushed outside the tank's track path or tipped over. Since modern anti-tank mines rely on a focused explosion to destroy armored vehicles, they are useless when turned upside-down; as the tank runs over the mine, it will expend its blast down instead of upwards, causing insignificant damage, if any.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 6, 20242. Mine Plow / Charrue de Déminage MarkerThe marker is located directly in front of the mine clearing plow.The first recorded combat use is by a "Bullshorn" plow on a Churchill tank of the British 79th Armoured Division, on Sword Beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy. The "Bullshorn" was one of a number of plow designs which were tested and used by the British Army.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 94 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
