Sir Sandford Fleming

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Trivia Eh? Sir Sandford Fleming

Trivia Eh? Fleming was born in 1827 in Scotland. Emigrated to Canada in 1845. Designed the first Canadian postage stamp, known as the Three-Penny Beaver issued in 1851. Was Chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway while being built coast-to-coast. He oversaw the surveys of the prairies and Rocky Mountains.. While retired, Fleming devised a [...]

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