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02-November-2014
Photographs supplied by Arthur Garland
The memorial stone commemorates Thomas Walton and Joseph Wilson who established the road from Hobart to Huon in 1855.
The original stone was erected in March 1878, however it was accidentally destroyed and the replica was erected in the main street of Huon in 1994.
Location
| Address: | 67 Main Street, Walton Park, Huonville, 7019 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -43.028641 Long: 147.049456 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Link: | http://www.uts.edu.au/research-and… |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1994 (replica) |
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Front Inscription
ANIMUS GRATUS
This Stone Is Erected
By A Few Friends
As A Tribute
To Indomitable Courage
And Perseverance
As Displayed By
Thomas Walton
And
Joseph Wilson
In Pioneering This
Line Of Road From
Hobart Town To The Huon
A.D.1855.
Erected March 1878
By
J. Gillon, J. Risby
Back Inscription
Source: MA,ACPHThis Original Stone
Having Been Accidentally Destroyed,
This Replica Was Commissioned
By
C.A. Risby Family
In 1994.
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