First Steam Fog Horn

First Steam Fog Horn (HM1GUG)

Location: Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 0A1 Saint John County
Country: Canada
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N 45° 16.302', W 66° 3.764'

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La Premiere Corne de Brume a Vapeur

English

In 1854, Robert Foulis of St. John, N.B., first advocated the use of a steam horn or whistle to give warning to vessels in foggy weather. An apparatus devised by him was installed on Partridge Island in 1859. This was the first steam fog horn ever constructed or operated in the world.


French

En 1854, Robert Foulis, de Saint-Jean (N.B.), pr?conisa pour la premi?re fois l?usage d?une corne ou d?un sifflet ? vapeur pour guider les navires par temps brumeux. L?appareil qu?il avait lui-m?me con?u fut install? dans l?ile Partridge en 1859. Ce fut la premi?re corne de brume ? vapeur construite ou mise en service dans le monde.
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HM NumberHM1GUG
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Year Placed1928
Placed ByHistoric Sites and Monument Board of Canada/Commission de lieux et monuments historique du Canada
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 4:12am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 730403 N 5017331
Decimal Degrees45.27170000, -66.06273333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 16.302', W 66° 3.764'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 16' 18.12" N, 66° 3' 45.84" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-21 Peters Wharf, Saint John New Brunswick E2L 0A1, CA
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