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Lachine (French pronunciation:) is a borough (arrondissement) within the city of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It was founded as a trading post in 1669. Developing into a parish and then an autonomous city, it was merged as a municipality into Montreal in 2002.
The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site is a historic building located in the borough of Lachine in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the western end of the Lachine Canal. It is a National Historic Site of Canada. [1]
Lachine was the main departure point for westward-traveling fur traders, a fact that may have provided extra motivation for the Mohawk attack, [17] though the simple exposure of Lachine at the upper end of Montreal island was likely more a factor.
Le Ber-Le Moyne House (French: Maison Le Ber-Le Moyne) is the oldest complete building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, [1] built between 1669 and 1671. It is located in the borough of Lachine, bordering the Saint Lawrence River, between the Lachine Rapids and Lake Saint-Louis. It is a recognized National Historic Site of Canada since June 19, 2002 ...
The Lachine Canal (French: Canal de Lachine, pronounced [kanal də laʃin]) is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running 14.5 kilometres (9 miles) from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis, through the boroughs of Lachine, Lasalle and Sud-Ouest.
Until the construction of the Lachine Canal through Montreal, the rapids had to be portaged. Even with the canal, the difficulty was such that it was usually more convenient to ship goods by rail to Montreal, where they could be loaded at the city's port. Montreal remains a major rail hub and one of Canada's largest ports for that reason.
Lachine massacre: August 5, 1689 Lachine, Quebec: 24–250 Tomahawk, [2] fire and other unspecified weapons No Part of King William's War: Massacre Island, Ontario: June 6, 1736 Lake of the Woods: 21 Arrows and various edged weapons including knives No There is some dispute about which island in Lake of the Woods was the actual site of the ...
Lachine, Quebec, H8S 2M8. Canada. Coordinates ... Canada. History. Collège Sainte-Anne was founded in 1861 by the Sisters of Saint Anne, ...