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Trivia
Mansfield's Twin Towns
Mansfield's official relationships with its twinned towns or "sister cities" are recognised in the centre of our town with this dedicated finger sign that shows the directions and distances to each of Mansfield's official twinned towns.
Each "finger" sign has been correctly pointed in the direction of each town using the latest GPS technology.
Finger Post Sign in Mansfield Town Centre
Camp Mansfield, Blomstrand Island,
Nye Alesund, Kongsfjord, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Old wooden trapper's hut and wheelbarrow, Camp Mansfield, Blomstrandhalvoya,
A house or the oldest name of Camp Morton prospecting camp of the Northern Exploration Co., Ltd., London, on the northern side of Van Mienfjorden, Nordenskold.
It was named after Ernest Richard Mansfield, 1862-1924, mining engineer and explorer, who played a conspicuous part in the mining history of Spitsbergen. He visited Spitsbergen in 1905, 1906 and 1907, and wintered at Camp Bell 1908-09. In 1911 he was instrumental in forming The Northern Exploration Company, Ltd., London. He visited Spitsbergen repeatedly for this company and made extensive claims for it. In 1932 the properties of the company were purchased by the Norwegian government
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