This memorial commemorates the first custom house erected by the British government in Quebec after the cession.
First British Custom House Memorial Plaque
Québec, Québec
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Inscription
LE ROI LOUIS XV, EN 1746,
PRIT POSSESSION DE CET
EMPLACEMENT AFIN D’Y ÉTABLIR
UN NOUVEAU CHANTIER DE
CONSTRUCTION POUR SES
VAISSEAUX. LE GOUVERNEMENT
ANGLAIS Y ÉTABLIT SON PRE-
MIER BUREAU DE DOUANES
APRES LE CHANGEMENT DE
RÉGIME.
IN 1746, LOUIS XV, KING
OF FRANCE, TOOK POSSESSION
OF THIS AREA OF GROUND IN
ORDER TO ESTABLISH A NEW
SHIP-YARD FOR THE BUILDING
OF HIS VESSELS. HERE STOOD
THE FIRST CUSTOM HOUSE
ERECTED BY THE BRITISH
GOVERNMENT IN QUEBEC,
AFTER THE CESSION.
Street View
Location
First British Custom House Memorial Plaque
101 Champlain Boulevard
Québec
Québec
First British Custom House Memorial Plaque
101 Champlain Boulevard
Québec
Québec
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 46.8103666
Long. -71.2032745
Lat. 46.8103666
Long. -71.2032745