Weedon in Le Haut-Saint-François, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

Weedon Se Souvient!

[Weedon Remembers!]

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2018

1. Weedon Se Souvient! [Weedon Remembers!] Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hommage
aux anciens combattants
de la région de Weedon

Depuis quelques années la Société d'Histoire de Weedon songeait à
rendre hommage à nos anciens combattants.

Pour souligner le 60e anniversaire du débarquement de Normandie,
l'année 2004 était propice à ces témoignages de reconnaissance.

Notes explicatives du monument:

Base: bloc de granit rose Laurentian, poids 2 175 lbs.
Stèle: bloc de granit gris Stanstead, poids 6 000 lbs.
Sculpture: bloc de granit vert prairie, poids 700 lbs.

Réalisé par Laurier Poulin et le sculpteur Denis Baucher

novembre 2004

[English translation]

For a few years the Weedon History Society has
been thinking of paying tribute to our veterans.

To mark the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings,
the year 2004 was favorable to these testimonies of recognition.

Explanatory notes to the monument:

Base: Laurentian pink granite block, weight 2,175 lbs.
Stele: Stanstead gray granite block, weight 6,000 lbs.
Sculpture: block of green meadow granite, weight 700 lbs.

Directed by Laurier Poulin and sculptor Denis Baucher

Erected 2004 by Société d'Histoire de Weedon,

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Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 45° 42.413′ N, 71° 27.716′ W. Memorial is in Weedon, Québec, in Le Haut-Saint-François. It is on avenue 2ème (Québec Route 112) just north of rue Després, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 495 avenue 2ème, Weedon QC J0B 3J0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 24 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Histoire de la gare de Disraeli (approx. 23.2 kilometers away); Disraeli se souvient (approx. 23.2 kilometers away); Disraeli - 150 ans d'histoire a partager (approx. 23.4 kilometers away); Black Creek... dupuis 1867, D'Israeli (approx. 23.4

<i>Weedon Se Souvient!</i> Marker to left of War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. Weedon Se Souvient! Marker to left of War Memorial

kilometers away); La rue Laurier à travers les âges (approx. 23.4 kilometers away).

Also see . . .
1. Société d’Histoire de Weedon (Quebec). (Submitted on September 3, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Société d’Histoire de Weedon (Quebec) on Facebook. (Submitted on September 3, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional keywords. Weedon Se Souvient!

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.