First British Custom House Memorial Plaque

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.