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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J86_montcalm_Quebec-Quebec.html
English:
defeated
here
received his mortal wound
13th September 1759
French:
vaincu
blessé à mort ici
le 13 septembre 1759
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J85_do-you-know-joan-of-arc_Quebec-Quebec.html
English:
Who has not heard of this young girl who left her village at the age of 17, guided by mysterious voices? Her mission was nothing less that to drive the English out of France and bring about the coronation of Charles VII, Two years later…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J80_frederick-g-todd_Quebec-Quebec.html
English:
In memory of
Frederick G. Todd
B. 1876 - D. 1948
Landscape architect
planner and designer
of Battlefields Park,
who brought to life
the historic significance
and natural beauty of the site.
French:
A la memoire…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J7Y_quebec-city-astronomical-observatory_Quebec-Quebec.html
English:
The Quebec City Astronomical Observatory was officially established at the Citadel in 1850 by the Department of Marine and Fisheries in order to give the exact time to sailors on the many ships anchored at the port. In 1864, an equatori…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J7X_georges-philias-vanier_Quebec-Quebec.html
English:
Governor General from 1959 to 1967, Vanier had a distinguished military and diplomatic career. A founder of the Royal 22e Régiment, he served with it in the First World War and was its commanding officer from 1925 to 1928. Genera…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J7S_frontenac_Quebec-Quebec.html
English:
Faced Phips unflinchingly, but the scale of victory could not be turned decisively until the famous reinforcements of Carignan's and French-Canadians marched in triumphantly along the Grande-Allée. 1690
French:
Rési…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J6X_a-golf-club-on-the-plains-of-abraham_Quebec-Quebec.html
English:
When the British troops went back to England in 1871, they left free their drill field, then known as "Cove Fields". The rising popularity of golf in the province of Quebec prompted fans of the game to establish the Royal Queb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J6W_o-canada_Quebec-Quebec.html
English:
This glorious national anthem, verse by Sir Adolphe Routhier, music by Calixa Lavallée, was sung at the First Congrès Catholique des Canadiens-Français, on the Fête de Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 24th June, 1880.
French:
C&eac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J6U_chief-warrant-officier-jean-couture-omn-cd_Quebec-Quebec.html
English:
This statue of Chief Warrant Officier Jean-Couture, the first senior non-commissioned officier having been Regimental Sergeant Major in 1958, reflects the tradition of excellence, pride and professionalism of non-commissioned officiers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J6T_in-memory-of-our-fallen-soldiers_Quebec-Quebec.html
English:
Unveiled on July 1, 1924, the Cross of Sacrifice originally honoured the memory of the Canadian soldiers killed during the Great War of 1914-1918. Over 66,000 lost their lives in the conflict. A handful of earth from Vimy, the site of C…