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Rivière-à-Claude in La Haute-Gaspésie, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
 

Rivière-à-Claude Sesquicentennial

1844 • ( 150 ) • 1994

 
 
Rivière-à-Claude Sesquicentennial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 16, 2018
1. Rivière-à-Claude Sesquicentennial Marker
Inscription.  

Ils sont venus, ils sont restés
avec la foi en Dieu et le respect
du prochain, ils ont bâti notre village.

Hubert Castonguay 1844
Thimothée Auclair 1856
Germain Pelletier 1862
Ephrem Bernier 1863
Vital Rioux 1865
Joseph Drapeau 1867
Pierre Leclerc 1879
Euchariste Tremblay 1895

[English translation]

They came, they stayed
with faith in God and respect
for the future, they built our village.

Hubert Castonguay 1844
Thimothée Auclair 1856
Germain Pelletier 1862
Ephrem Bernier 1863
Vital Rioux 1865
Joseph Drapeau 1867
Pierre Leclerc 1879
Euchariste Tremblay 1895

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.
 
Location. 49° 13.122′ N, 65° 53.715′ W. Marker is in Rivière-à-Claude, Québec, in La Haute-Gaspésie. Marker is at the intersection of rue Principale Est (Québec Route 132) and route Castonguay, on the right when traveling east on
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rue Principale Est. Monument is on the municipal building grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 520 rue Principale Est, Rivière-à-Claude QC G0E 1Z0, Canada. Touch for directions.
 
Rivière-à-Claude Sesquicentennial Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 16, 2018
2. Rivière-à-Claude Sesquicentennial Monument
Looking NW
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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