The "Column of Freedom" is a replica of the may pole offered to Papineau on October 23, 1837, the day of the Six Counties Assembly. This memorial was erected in 1982 by the Patriots committee.
Column of Freedom (Replica)
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec
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Inscription
[plaque/plaque]
COLONNE
DE LA LIBERTÉ
OFFERTE A
LOUIS JOSEPH PAPINEAU
LORS DE L'ASSEMBLÉE
DES SIX COMTÉS
LE 23 OCTOBRE 1837
CETTE RÉPLIQUE A ÉTÉ ÉRIGÉE LE 21 NOVEMBRE 1982
PAR LE COMITÉ DE LA FETE DES PATRIOTES DE ST-CHARLES ET ST-DENIS
AVEC LE CONCOURS DU MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES CULTURELLES DU QUÉBEC.
L'EMPLACEMENT EST UN DON DE RÉJEAN RICHARD
EN SOUVENIR DE SON ÉPOUSE FLEURETTE,
FONDATRICE DU COMITÉ.
[column/colonne]
A PAPINEAU, SES COMPATRIOTES RECONNAISSANTS, 1837
Street View
Location
Column of Freedom (Replica)
427 Patriotes Road
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu
Québec
Column of Freedom (Replica)
427 Patriotes Road
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu
Québec
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.686621
Long. -73.1868687
Lat. 45.686621
Long. -73.1868687