Lachine in Montréal in Communauté-Urbaine-de-Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Lachine: Gateway to the Northwest
Lachine: porte des «Pays-d’en-Haut»
The St. Lawrence River’s Sault-Saint-Louis rapids constitued (sic) an impassable barrier. Until a canal was built, canoes and bateaux had to set out from Lachine to…
• explore the west of the country,
• conduct the fur trade
• defend the territory.
“… never, Champlain exclaimed in 1603, had I seem such a furiously raging torrent of water… “
French:
Les rapides of Sault-Saint-Louis constituent un obstacle infranchissable sur le Saint-Laurent. Tant et aussi longtemps que le fleuve n’est pas canalisé, canots et «batteaux» doivent partier de Lachine pour…
• explore l’Ouest du pays,
• exercer le commerce des fourrures,
• défendre le territoire. «(…) jamais, s’écrie Champlain en 1603, je ne veis un torrent d’eau desborder avec une telle impétuosité comme il fait (…).»
Erected by Parks Canada / Parcs Canada.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1603.
Location. 45° 25.902′ N, 73° 40.526′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec, in Communauté-Urbaine-de-Montréal. It is in Lachine. Marker is on Boulevard Saint-Joseph close to 12 Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1255 Boulevard Saint-Joseph, Montréal QC H8S 2M2, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Hudson's Bay Company in Lachine (here, next to this marker); Lachine Massacre (here, next to this marker); Frances Anne Hopkins (a few steps from this marker); Robert Cavelier de la Salle (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Lachine Canal (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); A Wonderful New Addition (approx. half a kilometer away); An Upstream Battle (approx. half a kilometer away); Full Steam Ahead (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montréal.
More about this marker. This monument is opposite the Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site building and across the Lachine Canal, near the footbridge, Prom Pète Marquette.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 2, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.