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SIGN

CulturePrince Edward Island
Datecirca 2000
Dimensions.a: 39.5 x 173 x 4.6 cm (15 9/16 x 68 1/8 x 1 13/16 in.) .b: 77 x 189 x 4.6 cm (30 5/16 x 74 7/16 x 1 13/16 in.) .c: 27 x 173 x 4.6 cm (10 5/8 x 68 1/8 x 1 13/16 in.) .d: 18.5 x 77 x 4.6 cm (7 5/16 x 30 5/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2022.28.1a-d
DescriptionA large wooden sign broken into four pieces, three of which are broken horizontally in thirds with the fourth piece being part of the side boarder and bracket. The sign has raised white letters for "Beaconsfield Historic House" against a yellow background with a white boarder. At the top center is a logo which looks like a building with two columns on either side of center with a triangular shaped roof. At the bottom center is "1877". Two metal screw hooks are present on the outer edge of the bottom boarder (.c).
Narrative
Hurricane Fiona struck Atlantic Canada on September 24, 2022, bringing with it record breaking windspeeds, flooding and coastal erosion. Post storm satellite imagery shoed 32,000 hectares of Island forest were shown to be effected by the storm including $35 million worth of damage to electrical utilities throughout PEI alone. This sign, which once stood on Kent Street in Charlottetown outside Beaconsfield Historic House is a minor example of Fiona's impact, having been shattered by a falling tree which just barely missed causing significant damage to the house itself.