This memorial commemorates the location where the foundation of Montreal was laid by Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve. It was erected in 1926.
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Parks Canada, Quebec Service Centre/Parcs Canada, Centre de services du Québec1
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Type
Foundation of Montreal Memorial Plaque
Montréal, Québec
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Inscription
LE BERCEAU DE MONTREAL.
PAUL DE CHOMEDEY, SIEUR DE
MAISONNEUVE, ÉTABLIT EN CET EN-
DROIT LA FONDATION DE MONTRÉAL,
LE 18 MAI 1642. IL Y CONSTRUISIT
EN 1645 UN FORT DE 320 PIEDS
DE COTÉ QUI FUT REMPLACÉ TRENTE
ANS PLUS TARD PAR LE CHATEAU DE
M. DE CALLIERES, D'OU L'ENDROIT
PRIT LE NOM DE "POINTE-A-CALLIERES".
MONTREAL'S BIRTHPLACE
PAUL DE CHOMEDEY, SIEUR DE
MAISONNEUVE, LAID ON THIS SPOT
THE FOUNDATION OF MONTREAL, ON
18TH MAY, 1642. HE BUILT, IN 1645, A
FORT OF 320 FEET SQUARE, WHICH WAS
REPLACED THIRTY YEARS LATER BY
THE CHATEAU DE M. DE CALLIERES,
AFTER WHOM THE PLACE WAS NAMED
"POINTE-A-CALLIERES".
ÉRIGÉE 1926.
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Location
Foundation of Montreal Memorial Plaque
150 Saint-Paul Street West
Montréal
Québec
Foundation of Montreal Memorial Plaque
150 Saint-Paul Street West
Montréal
Québec
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.5031739
Long. -73.554501
Lat. 45.5031739
Long. -73.554501