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Category: Historic

Sainte-Anne River Bridge

Sainte-Anne River Bridge

This bridge was erected on the Sainte-Anne River after the 1894 scree. It was swept away by the 1936 ice breakup.
Concessions in Sainte-Anne Seigniory

Concessions in Sainte-Anne Seigniory

In 1681, many lands along the Sainte-Anne river have already been granted to more than thirty colonists.
The Fur Trade

The Fur Trade

Trading with members of First Nations is frequent at the time and those meetings are an occasion to exchange fur, meat but also brandy, which at that time […]
Île du Large Windmill

Île du Large Windmill

In accordance with the seigneurial regime, the seigneur was required to build a windmill on the lands granted to him during his first year of occupation. In return, […]
The Death of John Jones Ross

The Death of John Jones Ross

May 11, 1901, the Journal des campagnes releases an article on John Jones Ross’s death. We find the funeral procedures and some biographical details.
Commemorative Trowel

Commemorative Trowel

Upon the construction of the new bridge crossing the Sainte-Anne River, a commemorative trowel was forged to mark this major step in the history of the municipality.
Commemorative Trowel

Commemorative Trowel

Detail of the trowel presented to His Grace L. F. Laflèche, Trois-Rivières’s Bishop, by George Beaucage on the occasion of the laying of the new bridge’s first stone […]