The plaque is set into the cast iron gate of Dufferin Terrace, near the elevator pavilion. It was erected by the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec to commemorate the Château Saint-Louis.
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EN CET ENDROIT S’ÉLEVAIENT LE
FORT ET LE CHATEAU SAINT-LOUIS.
LE FORT FUT ÉRIGÉ EN 1620
LE
FONDATEUR DE QUÉBEC Y MOURUT
LE 25 DÉCEMBRE 1635. LE CHATEAU,
RÉSIDENCE DES GOUVERNEURS
DU CANADA, COMMENCÉ SOUS
LE CHEVALIER DE MONTMAGNY,
RECONSTRUIT SOUS LE COMTE
DE FRONTENAC, AGRANDI SOUS
SIR JAMES CRAIG, FUT DÉTRUIT PAR
UN INCENDIE LE 23 JANVIER 1834.
HERE STOOD THE FORT AND THE
CHATEAU ST. LOUIS. THE FORT WAS
ERECTED IN THE YEAR 1620
WITHIN
ITS WALLS THE FOUNDER OF QUEBEC
DIED ON DECEMBER 25TH 1635.
THE CHATEAU WAS THE RESIDENCE
OF THE GOVERNORS OF CANADA. BE-
GUN BY THE CHEVALIER DE MONTMAGNY,
RECONSTRUCTED BY COUNT DE FRONT-
ENAC, ENLARGED BY SIR JAMES CRAIG,
THIS BUILDING WAS DESTROYED BY
FIRE ON THE 23RD OF JANUARY, 1834.
Location
Château Saint-Louis Memorial Plaques
Dufferin Terrace
Québec
Château Saint-Louis Memorial Plaques
Dufferin Terrace
Québec
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 46.810214
Long. -71.204447
Lat. 46.810214
Long. -71.204447
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