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  2. Gulf of St. Lawrence campaign (1758) - Wikipedia

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    From Gaspe Bay, on September 14, Wolfe sent Major John Dalling to march 130 miles (210 km) along the shore up the St. Lawrence. There he reached Mont-Louis, Quebec on September 23, after marching for eleven days. Along the way they took four prisoners.

  3. Gaspé Bay - Wikipedia

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    Gaspé Bay is where Jacques Cartier took possession of New France (now part of Canada) in the name of François I of France on July 24, 1534 - the beginning of France's overseas expansion.

  4. Gaspé, Quebec - Wikipedia

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    Jacques Cartier setting up a cross at Gaspé in 1534. Gaspé claims the title of "Cradle of French America", because on June 24, 1534, explorer Jacques Cartier halted in the bay after losing an anchor during a storm and claimed possession of the area by planting a wooden cross with the king's coat of arms and the sentence Vive le Roi de France ("Long live the King of France").

  5. Montreal–Gaspé train - Wikipedia

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    In 1907 the Quebec Atlantic Oriental Railway was built from Matapédia through New Carlisle to Port Daniel, and gradually extended until it reached Gaspé.Before that, inhabitants had to drive by horse or sleigh 180 miles (290 km) to catch the Intercolonial Railway from Matapédia to Montreal, a journey of four days.

  6. Gaspé - Wikipedia

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    Gaspé, Gaspésie, Gaspee, may refer to: . Gaspé, Quebec, a city in eastern Canada; Gaspé (electoral district), a past federal electoral district of Canada Gaspé (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec

  7. Gaspee affair - Wikipedia

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    The Gaspee affair was a significant event in the lead-up to the American Revolution.HMS Gaspee was a Royal Navy revenue schooner that enforced the Navigation Acts around Newport, Rhode Island, in 1772. [1]

  8. John Wayne Gacy's Last Victim: His Final Moments From the ...

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    On Dec. 11, 1978, serial killer John Wayne Gacy walked into Nisson Pharmacy in Des Plaines, Ill., to discuss a remodeling job with the store owner. Little did anyone know at the time, he was about ...

  9. Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport - Wikipedia

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    Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport or Gaspé (Michel-Pouliot) Airport (IATA: YGP, ICAO: CYGP) is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) west of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada.The airport is non-towered, but has a mandatory frequency linked remotely to the flight service station (FSS) located in Mont-Joli.