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  2. The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    A stone warehouse was erected in 1803 to store the furs gathered as a result of fur trade. It is now a Parks Canada museum dedicated to the history of this strategic location as a departure and arrival point for fur trading expeditions. The site is separate from Lachine Canal National Historic Site, with which it is inextricably connected.

  3. North American fur trade - Wikipedia

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    Map of New France (Champlain, 1612) The transition from a seasonal coastal trade into a permanent interior fur trade was formally marked with the foundation of Quebec on the Saint Lawrence River in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, officially establishing the settlement of New France.

  4. List of fur trading post and forts in North America - Wikipedia

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    (Maniwaki in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. HBC established fur trading post) (17th century fur trade building located in Lachine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.) (Nipising 1874 Hudson's Bay Company trading post) Fort George

  5. Canadian canoe routes - Wikipedia

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    The French fur trade was based in Montreal and the later British trade at York Factory. The shading shows Rupert's Land, claimed by Britain. A large Montreal canoe running rapids. The Avant stands in front with a steering paddle and the Gouvernail steers from the rear. The milieux provide power under the instructions of the Avant

  6. List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Quebec - Wikipedia

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    As of July 2019, there were 198 National Historic Sites designated in Quebec, 30 of which are administered by Parks Canada (identified below by the beaver icon ). [1] [2] Sites in the province's two largest cities are listed separately at List of National Historic Sites in Montreal and List of National Historic Sites in Quebec City.

  7. List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Montreal - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of National Historic Sites (French: Lieux historiques nationaux) in Montreal, Quebec and surrounding municipalities on the Island of Montreal.. As of 2018, there are 61 National Historic Sites in this region, [1] of which four (Lachine Canal, Louis-Joseph Papineau, Sir George-Étienne Cartier and The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site) are administered by Parks Canada ...

  8. Fort Ville-Marie - Wikipedia

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    Fort Ville-Marie was a French fortress and settlement established in May 1642 by a company of French settlers, led by Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, on the Island of Montreal in the Saint Lawrence River at the confluence of the Ottawa River, in what is today the province of Quebec, Canada. Its name is French for "City of Mary", a reference to ...

  9. Sillery Heritage Site - Wikipedia

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    It was the first of 13 declared heritage sites (French: sites patrimoniaux déclarés) of the Province of Quebec, and is among the four of which are located in Quebec City. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Having been called the "cradle of the French Canadian nation," the heritage site includes approximately 350 buildings along 3.5 kilometres (2.175 ...