List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Quebec
This list includes buildings, objects and sites in the Canadian province of Québec that have the status of a National Historic Site of Canada (French lieu historique national du Canada ). The Canadian Department for the Environment added 193 sites to this list. Of these, 30 are managed by Parcs Canada . Historic sites in the two largest cities in the province can be found in separate lists:
- List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Quebec City
- List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Montreal
Status: June 2012
National Historic Sites
Historic site | date | ISIN drawing |
Location | description | photo |
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Alarm hangar | 1958 (end of construction) | 2007 |
Saguenay 48 ° 20 ′ 5 ″ N , 70 ° 58 ′ 20 ″ W. |
Four hangars at CFB Bagotville Air Force Base ; Fighter pilots were stationed there during the Cold War to repel a surprise attack by the Soviet air forces . | |
Old trading post | 1676 (foundation) | 1972 |
Chicoutimi 48 ° 25 ′ 44 " N , 71 ° 4 ′ 32" W. |
Fur trading post on the upper reaches of the Rivière Saguenay , which developed into the most important post in the region and center of the fur trade inland. | |
Old pulp mill | 1896 (foundation) | 1983 |
Chicoutimi 48 ° 25 '14 " N , 71 ° 5' 0" W. |
Industrial complex with five stone buildings; Principal plant of the Chicoutimi Pulp Company, Canada's largest producer of pulp in the early 20th century. | |
Apitipik | approx. 6000 BC Chr. | 1996 |
Gallichan 48 ° 39 ′ 59 " N , 79 ° 20 ′ 4" W. |
Traditional summer pasture area and sacred place of the Abitibiwinni ; Location of a trading post from 1686 to 1922. | |
Auberge Symmes | 1831 (end of construction) | 1976 |
Gatineau 45 ° 23 '40 " N , 75 ° 51' 18" W. |
Stone inn on the banks of the Ottawa River ; well-known stop along a heavily used traffic route that led to the trading post in northwest Québec. | |
Banc de pêche de Paspébiac | 1783 (foundation) | 2001 |
Paspébiac 48 ° 1 ′ 16 ″ N , 65 ° 15 ′ 15 ″ W. |
Ten buildings on a large spit related to the fishing industry on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence . | |
Acton Vale Railway Station | 1900 (end of construction) | 1976 |
Acton Vale 45 ° 38 '54 " N , 72 ° 33' 50" W. |
Small, Picturesque- style station built by the Grand Trunk Railway with dormer window, turret and mansard roof. | |
Berthier station | 1877 (end of construction) | 1976 |
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier 46 ° 5 ′ 18 ″ N , 73 ° 12 ′ 45 ″ W. |
Picturesque- style station built by the Canadian Pacific Railway . | |
Lévis train station | 1884 (end of construction) | 1976 |
Lévis 46 ° 48 ′ 37 ″ N , 71 ° 11 ′ 14 ″ W. |
Two-storey train station created by converting a market hall; former terminus of the Intercolonial Railway (later Canadian National Railway ) running to Halifax . | |
Saint-Jean-d'Iberville train station | 1890 (end of construction) | 1976 |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 46 ° 48 ′ 37 ″ N , 71 ° 11 ′ 14 ″ W |
Station built by the Grand Trunk Railway with elements of the neo-Gothic Châteauesque style. | |
Bibliothèque publique et salle d'opéra Haskell | 1904 (end of construction) | 1985 |
Stanstead 45 ° 0 ′ 21 " N , 72 ° 5 ′ 52" W. |
Two-story Queen Anne-style building with library and opera room; the building is on the Canadian-American border and was given to residents of both countries. | |
Blanc-Sablon | approx. 7000 BC Chr. | 2007 |
Blanc-Sablon 51 ° 25 ′ 32 " N , 57 ° 8 ′ 38" W. |
More than 60 archaeological sites testify to 9000 years of human habitation ( archaic , Dorset , European). | |
Canal de Coteau-du-Lac | 1781 (end of construction) | 1923 |
Coteau-du-Lac 45 ° 17 ′ 16 ″ N , 74 ° 10 ′ 39 ″ W. |
Remains of a canal and associated military fortifications; Location of a British outpost that played a strategic role during the British-American War . | |
Canal de Saint-Ours | 1849 (end of construction) | 1996 |
Saint-Ours 45 ° 51 ′ 53 " N , 73 ° 8 ′ 48" W. |
A canal on the east bank of the Rivière Richelieu ; reminds of the importance of the waterway between Montreal and New York in the 19th century. | |
Carillon Canal | 1833 (end of construction) | 1929 |
Saint-André-d'Argenteuil 45 ° 34 ′ 4 " N , 74 ° 22 ′ 43" W. |
A canal that connects Montreal to Kingston via the Saint Lawrence River ; today largely used for tourism. | |
Carillon barracks | 1838 (end of construction) | 1960 |
Saint-André-d'Argenteuil 45 ° 33 ′ 54 " N , 74 ° 22 ′ 18" W. |
Two-storey stone barracks ; used by British forces to crush the Lower Canada Rebellion ; now a museum. | |
Chambly Canal | 1843 (end of construction) | 1929 |
Chambly 45 ° 22 ′ 38 " N , 73 ° 15 ′ 27" W. |
A 22-kilometer canal along the Rivière Richelieu , which made it easier for goods to be transported between Montreal and New York in the 19th century . | |
Governor's Château | 1781 (end of construction) | 1957 |
Sorel-Tracy 46 ° 1 ′ 58 " N , 73 ° 6 ′ 59" W. |
House built for Frederick Haldimand ; served as the summer residence of governors general and military commanders until 1860 . | |
Corossol | 1693 (wreck) | 1995 |
Sept-Îles 50 ° 5 ′ 37 ″ N , 66 ° 23 ′ 29 ″ W. |
Remains of a French ship that sank in a storm in 1693; the only known 17th century wreck in Canada. | |
Davie shipyard | 1829 (foundation) | 1990 |
Lévis 46 ° 48 ′ 51 ″ N , 71 ° 11 ′ 5 ″ W. |
Shipyard on the banks of the St. Lawrence River ; The oldest operating shipyard in Canada at the time of closure in the year. | |
Dispensaire de La Corne | 1930 (foundation) | 2003 |
La Corne 48 ° 21 ′ 23 ″ N , 77 ° 59 ′ 46 ″ W. |
Two wooden buildings that are among the best-preserved medical wards, built between 1932 and 1975 in rural areas. | |
Domaine Joly de Lotbinière | 1851 (end of construction) | 2003 |
Sainte-Croix 48 ° 0 ′ 45 ″ N , 69 ° 20 ′ 20 ″ W. |
Impressive 136 hectare summer manor on the Pointe-Platon peninsula; built for the politician Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière . | |
Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha | circa 1400 | 2007 |
Saint-Anicet 45 ° 4 ′ 54 " N , 74 ° 18 ′ 55" W. |
In 1994 discovered archaeological site with the remains of a village of Saint Lawrence Iroquois from the middle of the 15th century; the largest paleohistoric site discovered in Québec. | |
Former aluminum smelter | 1899 (foundation) | 2002 |
Shawinigan 46 ° 32 '21 " N , 72 ° 45' 51" W. |
An early aluminum smelter with associated hydroelectric power plants; the oldest known facility of its kind in North America that still exists today. | |
First geodetic research station | 1905 (end of construction) | 1929 |
Chelsea 45 ° 29 ′ 21 ″ N , 75 ° 51 ′ 45 ″ W. |
Location of the first research station for geodesy , located in Gatineau Park . | |
Fortresses of Lévis | 1872 (end of construction) | 1920 |
Lévis 46 ° 48 ′ 53 ″ N , 71 ° 9 ′ 31 ″ W. |
The remains of three 19th century fortifications on the banks of the St. Lawrence River ; Built by the British, they were an integral part of the fortifications of the city of Québec. | |
Cemetery of the Hôpital général de Québec | 1755 (foundation) | 1999 |
Notre-Dame-des-Anges 46 ° 48 ′ 52 ″ N , 71 ° 13 ′ 54 ″ W |
The small central part of the hospital cemetery with the graves of over 1000 soldiers, many of whom died in the battles on the Plains of Abraham and at Sainte-Foy . | |
Forges du Saint-Maurice | 1730 (foundation) | 1919 |
Trois-Rivières 46 ° 23 ′ 50 ″ N , 72 ° 39 ′ 35 ″ W. |
Industrial cultural landscape in which an ironworks stood for more than 150 years ; most important industrial company during French rule and cradle of the Canadian steel industry. | |
Fort Chambly | 1665 (foundation) | 1920 |
Chambly 45 ° 26 ′ 57 ″ N , 73 ° 16 ′ 40 ″ W. |
A fortress built by the French and later also used by the British on the Rivière Richelieu ; played an important role in various armed conflicts. | |
Fort Crevier | 1687 (foundation) | 1920 |
Pierreville 46 ° 6 ′ 12 " N , 72 ° 52 ′ 43" W. |
A fortress built by the French to protect the residents of the area against attacks by the Iroquois , incited by the British . | |
Fort Laprairie | 1687 (foundation) | 1921 |
La Prairie 45 ° 25 ′ 15 " N , 73 ° 29 ′ 47" W. |
Location of a previous fort on the Saint Lawrence River that served to defend Montreal . | |
Fort Lennox | 1759 (foundation) | 1920 |
Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix 45 ° 25 ′ 15 ″ N , 73 ° 29 ′ 47 ″ W. |
A fortress on the Île aux Noix , an island in the Rivière Richelieu ; used in various conflicts by the French, British and Americans. | |
Fort Longueuil | 1690 (end of construction) | 1923 |
Longueuil 45 ° 32 '26 " N , 73 ° 30' 30" W. |
Archaeological site of a fortress razed in 1810; built as the fortified residence of Baron Charles le Moyne de Longueuil . | |
Fort Richelieu | 1642 (foundation) | 1923 |
Sorel-Tracy 46 ° 2 ′ 48 ″ N , 73 ° 6 ′ 57 ″ W. |
One of the first fortresses in New France , was supposed to prevent the Iroquois raids along the Rivière Richelieu . | |
Fort Saint-Jean | 1748 (foundation) | 1923 |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 45 ° 17 ′ 53 ″ N , 73 ° 15 ′ 7 ″ W |
A fortress that withstood 45 days of siege by American forces during the invasion of Canada ; today the location of the Royal Military Academy Saint-Jean. | |
Fort Saint-Louis | 1725 (foundation) | 1930 |
Kahnawake 45 ° 24 ′ 57 ″ N , 73 ° 40 ′ 35 ″ W. |
French fortress built to protect a Jesuit mission station. | |
Fort Sainte-Thérèse | 1665 (foundation) | 1923 |
Chambly 45 ° 23 ′ 21 ″ N , 73 ° 15 ′ 27 ″ W. |
One of the fortresses on the Rivière Richelieu built by the Carignan Salières regiment to defend against the Iroquois . | |
Fort Témiscamingue | 1685 (foundation) | 1931 |
Duhamel-Ouest 47 ° 17 ′ 19 ″ N , 79 ° 27 ′ 41 ″ W. |
Fort built by the French to compete with the Hudson's Bay Company ; later rebuilt and under the control of the North West Company . | |
Fort Trois-Rivières | 1634 (foundation) | 1920 |
Trois-Rivières 46 ° 20 ′ 31 ″ N , 72 ° 32 ′ 19 ″ W. |
The construction of a wooden fort on this site marked the second permanent settlement in New France and the establishment of the modern city of Trois-Rivières. | |
Skirmish on the Restigouche River | 1760 (battle) | 1924 |
Pointe-à-la-Croix 48 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ N , 66 ° 44 ′ 5 ″ W. |
Naval battle during the Seven Years' War on the Restigouche between the British and the French. | |
Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site of Canada | 1832 (opening) | 1974 |
Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues 47 ° 1 ′ 40 ″ N , 70 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ W. |
Quarantine station in place from 1832 to 1937 for immigrants arriving in the city of Québec ; Symbol for the importance of immigration to Canada and the Irish hit by the typhoid epidemic in 1847 . | |
Historic District (La Malbaie) | 1930 (foundation) | 2007 |
La Malbaie 47 ° 37 ′ 23 ″ N , 70 ° 8 ′ 30 ″ W. |
One of the oldest holiday resorts (villégiatures) in Canada, with impressive views of the St. Lawrence River . | |
Historic District (Trois-Rivières) | 1700–1829 (construction phase) | 1962 |
Trois-Rivières 46 ° 20 ′ 38 ″ N , 72 ° 32 ′ 12 ″ W. |
A group of five houses: Maison De Gannes, Maison Hertel de la Fresnière, Recollet Convent, Recollet Church and Ursuline Convent. | |
Historic district of Vieux-Wendake | 1697 (foundation) | 2000 |
Wendake 46 ° 51 ′ 41 ″ N , 71 ° 21 ′ 26 ″ W. |
An Indian reserve of the Huron-Wendat on the south bank of the Rivière Saint-Charles , whose urban planning principles correspond to those of the traditional villages, while the architecture is European. | |
Hotel de Ville (Rivière-du-Loup) | 1916 (end of construction) | 1984 |
Rivière-du-Loup 47 ° 50 ′ 9 ″ N , 69 ° 32 ′ 12 ″ W. |
Two-storey town hall with a bell tower made of red bricks, built in the Second Empire style. | |
Hotel de Ville (Roberval) | 1929 (end of construction) | 1984 |
Roberval 48 ° 31 ′ 6 ″ N , 72 ° 13 ′ 20 ″ W. |
Three-storey town hall with a steep metal roof in the Second Empire style; symbolizes the increasing importance of the city at the time of construction. | |
Île aux Basques | approx. 1580 (foundation) | 1984 |
Trois-Pistoles 48 ° 8 ′ 34 ″ N , 69 ° 14 ′ 58 ″ W. |
Small island that served as an outpost for Basque fishermen from around 1580 to 1630 . | |
Institutional district of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce | 1865–1911 (construction phase) | 2006 |
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce 46 ° 18 ′ 36 " N , 70 ° 52 ′ 58" W. |
Building group with church, convent, rectory, orphanage and school; one of the most outstanding institutional ensembles in Québec; illustrates the importance of Roman Catholic institutions in rural areas. | |
Jardins de Métis | 1926 (foundation) | 1995 |
Grand-Métis 48 ° 37 ′ 42 ″ N , 68 ° 7 ′ 23 ″ W. |
An English country garden laid out by Elsie Reford ; excellent example of a garden of this type in Canada. | |
Chapel of Sainte-Anne | 1830 (end of construction) | 1990 |
Neuville 46 ° 41 ′ 56 ″ N , 71 ° 34 ′ 57 ″ W. |
Small chapel with a gable roof and bell tower; the chapel and the surrounding area have remained largely unchanged since it was built. | |
Saint-André-de-Kamouraska church | 1811 (end of construction) | 1985 |
Saint-André 47 ° 40 ′ 25 ″ N , 69 ° 43 ′ 44 ″ W. |
Well-known example of a Quebec church built according to the Récollet plan (wide nave with narrower semicircular apse). | |
Saint-Joachim church | 1797 (end of construction) | 1999 |
Châteauguay 45 ° 21 ′ 39 " N , 73 ° 44 ′ 55" W. |
Roman Catholic church building; a well-known example of traditional baroque architecture , interior designed by Philippe Liébert and Joseph Légaré . | |
Sainte-Marie church | 1924 (end of construction) | 2004 |
Sainte-Marie 46 ° 31 ′ 39 ″ N , 72 ° 45 ′ 1 ″ W. |
Roman Catholic church building in neo-Gothic style; known for the interior design by Charles Baillairgé and the trompe l'œil and grisaille paintings by François-Édouard Meloche. | |
Cap des Rosiers lighthouse | 1858 (end of construction) | 1974 |
Gaspé 48 ° 51 ′ 22 ″ N , 64 ° 12 ′ 5 ″ W. |
A stone-built lighthouse , the tallest in Canada at 37 meters. | |
Île Verte lighthouse | 1809 (end of construction) | 1974 |
Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs 48 ° 3 ′ 4 " N , 69 ° 25 ′ 27" W. |
Cylindrical lighthouse made of stone ; the first lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River and the third oldest in Canada. | |
Pointe-au-Père lighthouse | 1859 (end of construction) | 1974 |
Rimouski 48 ° 31 '3 " N , 68 ° 28' 8" W. |
Lighthouse and associated buildings on the St. Lawrence River ; second tallest lighthouse in eastern Canada. | |
Louis S. St. Laurent | 1881 (end of construction) | 1973 |
Compton 45 ° 14 '29 " N , 71 ° 49' 30" W. |
Birthplace of Prime Minister Louis Saint-Laurent ; a cultural landscape that is reminiscent of the social history of the Estrie region . | |
Mairie de Havelock | 1868 (end of construction) | 1984 |
Havelock 45 ° 2 ′ 45 ″ N , 73 ° 45 ′ 28 ″ W. |
Town hall built of stone; an outstanding example of the rural town halls built in the 19th century. | |
Mairie du canton de Bolton-Est | 1867 (end of construction) | 1984 |
Bolton-Est 45 ° 12 ′ 11 " N , 72 ° 21 ′ 23" W. |
Two-storey wooden town hall; a constant recognition of the development of local government in Canada. | |
Maison Chapais | 1834 (end of construction) | 1962 |
Saint-Denis 47 ° 30 ′ 12 ″ N , 69 ° 56 ′ 15 ″ W. |
Home of the politician Jean-Charles Chapais ; excellent example of 19th century residential architecture in Québec. | |
Maison De Salaberry | 1815 (end of construction) | 1968 |
Chambly 45 ° 26 ′ 55 ″ N , 73 ° 16 ′ 9 ″ W. |
Three-story stone building by the Chambly Rapids; Home of Charles-Michel de Salaberry ; representative of the style of country houses in the Montreal area in the early 19th century. | |
Maison Étienne-Paschal-Taché | 1830 (end of construction) | 1990 |
Montmagny 46 ° 58 ′ 52 ″ N , 70 ° 33 ′ 30 ″ W. |
Wooden house with two distinctive turrets and elements of traditional Québec architecture ; Domicile of the politician Étienne-Paschal Taché . | |
Maison Louis-Bertrand | 1853 (end of construction) | 1999 |
L'Isle-Verte 48 ° 0 ′ 49 ″ N , 69 ° 20 ′ 16 ″ W. |
House of the politician Louis Bertrand, built in traditional Québec architecture; outstanding example of style and type of construction; representative of the middle class lifestyle in the 19th century. | |
Maison Pagé-Rinfret / Maison Beaudry | 1720 (end of construction) | 1969 |
Cap-Santé 46 ° 40 ′ 19 ″ N , 71 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ W. |
Two - storey half-timbered house on the St. Lawrence River ; typical example of the architecture of New France and the French-Canadian house building tradition. | |
Maison Trestler | 1806 (end of construction) | 1969 |
Vaudreuil-Dorion 45 ° 23 ′ 17 ″ N , 74 ° 0 ′ 25 ″ W. |
House made of quarry stone with a gable roof, built for the politician Jean-Joseph Trestler ; a well-known example of traditional Québec architecture. | |
Maison Wilfrid Laurier | 1877 (end of construction) | 1999 |
Victoriaville 46 ° 2 ′ 14 " N , 71 ° 54 ′ 54" W. |
Italianate style residential building ; served as Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier's main residence for 20 years ; now houses a museum. | |
Manoir Le Boutillier | 1860 (end of construction) | 1975 |
Gaspé 48 ° 55 ′ 56 ″ N , 64 ° 18 ′ 6 ″ W. |
Home of the politician John Le Boutillier , built in a typical regional style. | |
Manoir Mauvide-Genest | 1734 (end of construction) | 1993 |
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans 46 ° 54 ′ 51 ″ N , 70 ° 54 ′ 9 ″ W. |
Outstanding example of a manorial country house from the middle of the 18th century. | |
Manoir Papineau | 1850 (end of construction) | 1986 |
Montebello 45 ° 38 ′ 46 ″ N , 74 ° 56 ′ 45 ″ W. |
Large mansion on a hill above the Ottawa River , on the grounds of the Château Montebello Hotel ; built for the politician Louis-Joseph Papineau . | |
Mission de Caughnawaga / Mission Saint-François-Xavier | 1647 (foundation) | 1966 |
Kahnawake 45 ° 24 ′ 56 ″ N , 73 ° 40 ′ 36 ″ W. |
Mission station of the Jesuits with the Mohawk , located within Fort Saint-Louis . | |
Moulin Légaré | 1763 (end of construction) | 1999 |
Saint-Eustache 45 ° 33 ′ 29 ″ N , 73 ° 53 ′ 45 ″ W. |
A flour mill that has been in operation since the French rule; proto-industrial commercial building that is representative of the development of the manorial system. | |
Notre-Dame-de-la-Presentation | 1924 (end of construction) | 2004 |
Shawinigan 46 ° 31 '39 " N , 72 ° 45' 1" W. |
Large Roman Catholic church building in neo-Romanesque style, with wall paintings by Ozias Leduc . | |
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette | 1722 (first church) | 1981 |
Wendake 46 ° 51 ′ 22 ″ N , 71 ° 21 ′ 17 ″ W. |
Roman Catholic church building in the center of the historic district of Wendake; the establishment of this Jesuit mission was a significant step in the migration of the Huron-Wendat . | |
Palais de Justice (Joliette) | 1862 (end of construction) | 1981 |
Joliette 46 ° 1 ′ 34 " N , 73 ° 26 ′ 33" W. |
Well-known and well-preserved example of a neoclassical public building. | |
Palais de Justice (L'Isle-Verte) | 1860 (end of construction) | 1981 |
L'Isle-Verte 48 ° 0 ′ 45 ″ N , 69 ° 20 ′ 20 ″ W. |
Regency- style courthouse , a style rarely used in public buildings in Canada. | |
Rectory of the Mission de Caughnawaga | 1719 (foundation) | 1969 |
Kahnawake 45 ° 24 ′ 56 ″ N , 73 ° 40 ′ 36 ″ W. |
The oldest surviving building of the Caughnawaga mission station; the rectory is exemplary of the steep hipped roofs in Québec in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. | |
Pointe-du-Buisson | approx. 3000 BC Chr. | 2005 |
Beauharnois 45 ° 18 ′ 59 " N , 73 ° 57 ′ 57" W. |
A 21 hectare archaeological site on the St. Lawrence River ; documents the history of the indigenous people who have traveled the river over the past 5000 years. | |
Pont de Powerscourt | 1861 (end of construction) | 1984 |
Elgin / Hinchinbrooke 45 ° 0 ′ 25 " N , 74 ° 9 ′ 40" W. |
Covered wooden bridge over the Rivière Châteauguay , which today still rests on its original foundations; one of the oldest existing bridges in Canada. | |
Saint-Hyacinthe post office | 1894 (end of construction) | 1983 |
Saint-Hyacinthe 45 ° 37 ′ 25 ″ N , 72 ° 56 ′ 55 ″ W. |
Three-story post office with a striking square corner tower; a well-known work by the architect Thomas Fuller . | |
Rotonde Joffre | 1880 (end of construction) | 1992 |
Charny 46 ° 42 ′ 25 ″ N , 71 ° 16 ′ 20 ″ W. |
Roundhouse of the Canadian National Railway ; the only structure of this in Canada in a complete ring. | |
Battle of Châteauguay | 1813 (battle) | 1920 |
Ormstown 45 ° 9 ′ 30 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 52" W. |
French Canadian troops and Mohawk warriors repulsed American troops attempting to capture Lower Canada during the British-American War . | |
Battle of Eccles Hill | 1870 (battle) | 1923 |
Frelighsburg 45 ° 1 ′ 10 ″ N , 72 ° 54 ′ 17 ″ W. |
The site of a battle in which Canadian volunteers and militia repulsed an armed attack by the Fenian Brotherhood . | |
Battle of Les Cèdres | 1776 (battle) | 1928 |
Les Cèdres 45 ° 18 ′ 36 ″ N , 74 ° 2 ′ 7 ″ W. |
The American army, which was occupying Montreal , set up an outpost here to protect the western flank; a British infantry regiment and native peoples besieged the outpost, whereupon the Americans capitulated. | |
Battle of Laprairie | 1691 (battle) | 1921 |
La Prairie 45 ° 23 ′ 21 ″ N , 73 ° 24 ′ 13 ″ W. |
After British troops unexpectedly attacked the French settlement of La Prairie, they were intercepted by French and Indian troops and suffered heavy losses. | |
Battle of Trois-Rivières | 1776 (battle) | 1920 |
Trois-Rivières 46 ° 20 ′ 38 ″ N , 72 ° 33 ′ 7 ″ W. |
British victory over the American Continental Army ; last great battle of the American invasion of Québec. | |
Seigneurie Île d'Orléans | 1636 (foundation) | 1990 |
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans 46 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ N , 70 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ W |
One of the earliest populated areas in New France ; the landscape and the buildings dating from the 17th and 18th centuries are reminiscent of the French manorial system. | |
Battle of September 6, 1775 | 1775 (battle) | 1928 |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 45 ° 16 ′ 52 " N , 73 ° 14 ′ 57" W |
American forces preparing to attack Fort Saint-Jean were ambushed by a group of Mohawk and allied Native Americans and forced to retreat. | |
Sir Wilfrid Laurier | 1870 (end of construction) | 1938 |
Saint-Lin-Laurentides 45 ° 51 ′ 12 " N , 73 ° 45 ′ 27" W. |
Small house on the spot where Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier was born; the federal government bought it in 1937 under the false assumption that it was the house of the Laurier family; the current house was built five years after the Lauriers sold the property. | |
St. Stephen's Anglican Church | 1822 (end of construction) | 1970 |
Chambly 45 ° 51 ′ 12 " N , 73 ° 45 ′ 27" W. |
Small Anglican stone church originally built for the garrison at Fort Chambly ; combines the architectural tradition of Québec with influences of Palladianism . | |
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Penitentiary | 1873 (foundation) | 1990 |
Laval 45 ° 37 ′ 1 ″ N , 73 ° 38 ′ 47 ″ W. |
Canada's second oldest federal prison and for a time the only French-speaking penal institution in the country; meanwhile closed. | |
Magog textile factory | 1883 (end of construction) | 1989 |
Magog 45 ° 15 ′ 45 ″ N , 72 ° 8 ′ 28 ″ W. |
The only 19th century textile factory in Canada where all manufacturing processes (spinning, weaving, bleaching, printing) were carried out in one place. | |
Théâtre Granada | 1929 (end of construction) | 1996 |
Sherbrooke 45 ° 24 '8 " N , 71 ° 53' 28" W. |
Three-storey theater building with a facade in the Spanish colonial style and practically unchanged interior. | |
Waapushukamikw | approx. 5000 BC Chr. | 2009 |
Baie-James 51 ° 4 ′ 8 ″ N , 72 ° 54 ′ 14 ″ W. |
Around 40 meters high hill made of white quartzite , which the natives used as an important quarry; also remains of places of spiritual importance for the Mistissini-Cree . | |
Beauharnois hydroelectric power station | 1930 (1st phase) | 1990 |
Beauharnois 45 ° 18 ′ 51 " N , 73 ° 54 ′ 37" W. |
A run-of-river power plant on the St. Lawrence River , which was of great economic and technological importance at the time of construction. | |
Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive shipyard | 1946 (foundation) | 1996 |
Les Éboulements 47 ° 27 ′ 21 ″ N , 70 ° 21 ′ 45 ″ W. |
Shipyard on the St. Lawrence River for the construction of coastal ships; largest manufacturer of wooden schooners known as goélettes . | |
Pointe-du-Moulin windmill | 1721 (end of construction) | 1969 |
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot 45 ° 21 ′ 57 ″ N , 73 ° 51 ′ 8 ″ W. |
Extremely rare stone windmill and associated miller's house, part of the Seigneurie on the Île Perrot . | |
Wreck of the Elizabeth and Mary | 1690 (event) | 1996 |
St. Lawrence River near Baie-Trinité 49 ° 25 ′ 24 ″ N , 67 ° 17 ′ 50 ″ W |
Wreck of one of the four ships in Admiral William Phips ' fleet, sunk during a failed expedition from New England to attack New France . | |
Wreck of the RMS Empress of Ireland | 1914 (event) | 2009 |
St. Lawrence River near Rimouski 48 ° 37 ′ 30 ″ N , 68 ° 24 ′ 30 ″ W |
The wreck of the passenger ship Empress of Ireland , which sank in 1914 ; worst shipwreck in Canadian history. | |
Second battle at Lacolle Mills | 1814 (battle) | 1923 |
Lacolle 45 ° 1 ′ 10 " N , 72 ° 54 ′ 17" W. |
A small garrison of British and Canadian defenders repulsed an American attack; this ended the last invasion of Lower Canada during the British-American War . |
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- ↑ Annuaire of designations patrimoniales fédérales. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada - administrés par Parcs Canada: Ontario. Parcs Canada, accessed June 18, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du hangar d'alerte. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada Vieux poste de traite de Chicoutimi. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Lieu historique national du Canada de la vieille pulperie de Chicoutimi. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada Apitipik. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'Auberge Symmes. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du banc de pêche de Paspébiac. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la gare du Grand Tronc à Acton Vale. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la gare du Canadien Pacifique à Berthier. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la gare de l'Intercolonial à Lévis. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la gare du Grand Tronc à Saint-Jean-d'Iberville. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la bibliothèque publique et salle d'opéra Haskell. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de Blanc-Sablon. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Canal de Coteau-du-Lac. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Canal de Saint-Ours. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ↑ a b Lieu historique national du Canada de la caserne de Carillon. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du canal de Chambly. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Château des Gouverneur. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Corossol. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Chantier Davie. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du dispensaire de La Corne. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du domaine Joly de Lotbinière. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'ancienne aluminerie de Shawinigan. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la première station géodésique. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada des Fort de Lévis. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du cimetière de l'hôpital général de Québec. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 23, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada des Forges du Saint-Maurice. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort Chambly. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort Crevier. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort Laprairie. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort Lennox. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort Longueuil. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort Richelieu. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort Saint-Jean. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort Saint-Louis. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort Sainte-Thérèse. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort Témiscamingue. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort Témiscamingue. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la bataille de la Restigouche. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la Grosse-Île et le mémorial des Irlandais. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'arrondissement historique de La Malbaie. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du complexe historique de Trois-Rivières. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'arrondissement historique du Vieux-Wendake. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 23, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'hôtel de ville de Rivière-du-Loup. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'hôtel de ville de Roberval. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'Île aux Basques. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'ensemble institutionnel de Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada des Jardins de Métis. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la chapelle Sainte-Anne. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'église de Saint-André-de-Kamouraska. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'église de Saint-Joachim. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'église Sainte-Marie. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du phare du Cap des Rosiers. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Lieu historique national du Canada du phare de l'Île Verte. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la phare de Pointe-au-Père. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada Louis S. St-Laurent. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la mairie de Havelock. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la mairie du canton de Bolton-Est. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la Maison Chapais. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la Maison de Salaberry. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Lieu historique national du Canada de la Maison Étienne-Paschal-Taché. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la Maison Louis-Bertrand. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la Maison Pagé-Rinfret / Maison Beaudry. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la Maison Trestler. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la Maison Wilfrid Laurier. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Manoir Le Boutillier. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Manoir Mauvide-Genest. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Manoir Papineau. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la mission de Caughnawaga / Mission Saint-François-Xavier. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Manoir Le Boutillier. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada l'église Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'église Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 23, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du palais de justice de Joliette. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du palais de justice de L'Isle-Verte. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du presbytère de la mission de Caughnawaga / Mission Saint-François-Xavier. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada Pointe-du-Buisson. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du pont couvert de Powerscourt. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du bureau de poste de Saint-Hyacinthe. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la rotonde Joffre (Canadien National). Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la bataille de la Châteauguay. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la bataille d'Eccles Hill. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la bataille des Cèdres. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la chapelle Sainte-Anne. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la bataille de Trois-Rivières. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada Seigneurie de l'Île d'Orléans. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la bataille du 6 septembre 1775. Parcs Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'église anglicane St. Stephen. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du pénitencier de Saint-Vincent-de-Paul. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada usine de textile de Magog. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du Théâtre Granada. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de Waapushukamikw. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la centrale hydro-électrique de Beauharnois. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du chantier maritime de Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du moulin rond en pierre et maison. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada du navire Elizabeth and Mary. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de l'épave du RMS Empress of Ireland. Répertoire des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada, accessed on June 22, 2012 (French).
- ^ Lieu historique national du Canada de la bataille de Lacolle. Parcs Canada, accessed June 22, 2012 (French).
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