PLACES AND STORIES Explore 12 places in Old Quebec that highlight shared stories and characters from Canadian and American history. 1- RUE DE LA BARRICADE Present-day Barricade Street is one of the few sites where the December 1775 American attack on Quebec City is commemorated. Benedict Arnold was defeated by British troops and local militia and was eventually repulsed to the US border days before the July 4th Declaration of Independence. 2- PLACE-ROYALE Place Royale is Canada's Jamestown. Discover here the history markers of the King William's War and Queen Anne's War periods. Not only in the State of Maine and Province of Nova Scotia, Champlain and Dugua de Mons, co-founders of Québec City and Acadia are also celebrated here. 3- QUARTIER PETIT-CHAMPLAIN Today Quartier Petit-Champlain is one the most valuable shopping areas in Old Quebec. In the 1600s, the discoverer of the Mississippi River - Louis Joliet - had his home here. Later, the 19th-century Irish shipbuilders lived here, reminding us of the vibrant maritime life along the St. Lawrence River – Great Lakes axis. 4- PARC MONTMORENCY The Dominion of Canada was born as a constitutional monarchy 84 years after the end of the American Revolutionary War. Different plaques and monuments introduce one of Canada's main founding fathers, as significant as Ben Franklin in the US history, and recall how Canada was shaped in the context of the American Civil War. At the top of Mountain Hill Street, this is a perfect spot for a short break. 5- SÉMINAIRE DE QUÉBEC The first Roman Catholic parish in the USA (Cahokia IL) was founded by missionaries coming from this very important 1663 institution. Also, a 1790s travel account attributed to fur trader Jean-Baptiste Trudeau, translated to French by Thomas Jefferson and handed to Lewis & Clark, is saved in their archives. 6- CATHÉDRALE NOTRE-DAME-DE-QUÉBEC First Roman Catholic Cathedral in Canada, Notre-Dame de Québec has been part of Quebec City's life for centuries. Famous Louisiana Governor and founder of Detroit MI – Sieur de Cadillac - got married here in 1687. More recently Pope Francis came here to apologize to the First Nations abused by a Federal Government scheme meant to civilize the indigenous people and confiscate their lands. The 1876 Indian Act is a Canadian version of Andrew Jackson's 1830 Indian Removal Act. 7- MONASTÈRE DES URSULINES DE QUÉBEC Discover the works and arts of the first female missionaries to Canada and the USA. The Ursuline Nuns arrived here in 1639 and settled in New Orleans from 1727. They came to the New World to educate girls, up to this day, making this present-day co-ed private school the oldest school for girls north of Mexico. 8- FORTIFICATIONS DE QUÉBEC From the early 1600s to the end of the conflict between Canada and the USA in 1871, Quebec City has built walls and military structures to protect itself against the British and later the American invaders. See how Quebec City was shaped in the context of the King William's, Queen Anne's, King George's and French and Indian Wars, followed by the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and, finally, the American Civil War. The 1871 Treaty of Washington marked the end of these conflicts and the beginning of a new era as a unique North American tourist destination. 9- CITADELLE DE QUÉBEC The Battle of New Orleans, where 2000 British troops were killed by Andrew Jackson's army scared the British colonies up North. This 1830s stronghold is part of many structures built along the St. Lawrence valley – the Canada-USA border - after the War of 1812. This military base is still active. 10- HÔTEL DU PARLEMENT DE QUÉBEC Heroes of New France also known in Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, South Dakota, Texas … are displayed on the façade of this Second Empire style building erected outside the fortifications in the wake of the 1871 Treaty of Washington, that resolved the last claims between the Dominion of Canada and the USA. House of the Province of Quebec’s parliament, here the 125 MPs exercise democracy in a constitutional monarchy French-speaking institution, remnants of Canada’s dual colonial heritage. 11- CHÂTEAU FRONTENAC Both Canadians and Americans had their own Manifest Destiny. The Transcontinental railroads eventually replaced the chuck wagons to help thousands of immigrants settle beyond the Frontier, up to the Pacific coast. The Canadian Pacific Railway President drove the last Golden Spike in the Canadian Rockies 15 years after the Omaha-Sacramento railways joined at Promontory Summit Utah. To finance such a costly project, CPR President’s Cornelius Van Horne built prestigious hotels along his railway and thus launched coast-to-coast tourism. The 1893 Chateau Frontenac is the first chateau-style hotel envisioned by American-born Van Horne. 12- ÉDIFICE PRICE When the corner stone of the Price building was laid on October 29, 1929, the family owning this paper pulp and sawmills company, born in the 1820’s, had no idea this day would be remembered later as the Black Tuesday. The Great Depression not only affected American families, but also Québec and Canada. The Price family quickly went through bankruptcy, loosing their 1-million-dollar brand new headquarter building. Canadians had also their New Deal and launched major C.C.C. / P.W.A. infrastructure projects to stimulate the economy, including the Plaines d’Abraham or Battlefield Park and the 1935 bridge to Ile d’Orléans.

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