Historical Markers in Wheatlands No. 163, Saskatchewan

By cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), May 27, 2015

The Mortlach Fire Brigade Marker

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1 ► Saskatchewan, Wheatlands No. 163, Mortlach — The Mortlach Fire Brigade — Mortlach Heritage Site —

On Second Avenue just east of Dean Street, on the right when traveling east.

The Mortlach Fire Hall and the bell played an important part in the early days of Mortlach's settlement and development. The Fire Hall was built in 1911. The lower hall housed the horse drawn water tank and hose, which along with volunteers was . . . — — Map (db m196922) HM

2 ► Saskatchewan, Wheatlands No. 163, Mortlach — Third Meridian —

On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 1) 4.5 kilometers east of Highway 626, on the right when traveling west.

This marker at the Third Meridian, which is a major control survey line upon which the survey of Saskatchewan’s lands to the west depends, honors the work of pioneer surveyors who overcame great difficulties in establishing a vast survey system on . . . — — Map (db m202460) HM