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History of Saint-Lambert, Québec, Canada
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The origins of Saint-Lambert date back to the 17th century. The town is made up of what were the outermost portions of two seigniories: La Prairie, which had been granted to the Jesuits in 1647, and Longueuil, which had been conferred upon the Montreal trader Charles Le Moyne in 1657. Present-day Victoria Avenue represents the dividing line between the two seigniories.
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- In 1636, Louis XIII of France was dividing up seigneuries in the new colony of New France. One of these was known as La Prairie, comprising La Prairie de la Magdeleine and La Prairie de Saint-Lambert.
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Home of André Marsil, one of Saint-Lambert's first permanent residents, built 1750
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Photograph- In 1857, conscious of the promise the presence of the railway held for the development of the territory, the property owners of Saint-Lambert requested that it be incorporated as a municipality
http://www.saint-lambert.ca/en/city/living-st-lambert/history - 1859 - Victoria Bridge built between Montreal and Saint-Lambert
Victoria Bridge is a bridge over the St. Lawrence River, linking Montreal, Quebec, to the south shore city of Saint-Lambert.
www.wikipedia.org - 1890 - St Lambert
"St Lambert. post vil., Quebec, Chambly co., on River St Lawrence. 2 m. from Montreal across the Victoria Bridge"
The Pocket Atlas and Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada John George Bartholomew John Murdoch Harper January 1, 1890 London : J. Walker - 1892 - Saint-Lambert officially recognized as a village
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Église de Saint-Lambert
41, av. Lorne, Saint-Lambert, QUÉBEC
Established 1894
Source: Google maps
Photograph- 1895 - Saint Lambert
Saint Lambert, a post-village of Quebec, co. of Chambly, on the St. Lawrence, at the E. end of the Victoria Bridge, and at the western terminus of...Read MORE... - 1898 - Saint-Lambert recognized as a town
www.wikipedia.org - 1921 - Saint-Lambert became a city
www.wikipedia.org - In the 1950s, the development of Saint-Lambert was enhanced with the building of the St. Lambert Locks
in the St. Lawrence Seaway, to bypass the smaller Lachine Canal, and this became the most easterly lock in the Seaway.
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St Lambert Lock
Postcard- In 1969, the town of Préville was annexed to Saint-Lambert.
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Saint-Lambert, Québec, Canada
Saint-Lambert, Québec, Canada
Home of André Marsil, one of Saint-Lambert's first permanent residents, built 1750
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Saint-Lambert, Québec, Canada
Église de Saint-Lambert
41, av. Lorne, Saint-Lambert, QUÉBEC
Established 1894
Source: Google maps
Photograph
Saint-Lambert, Québec, Canada
St Lambert Lock
Postcard
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In 1636, Louis XIII of France was dividing up seigneuries in the new colony of New France. One of these was known as La Prairie, comprising La Prairie de la Magdeleine and La Prairie de Saint-Lambert.
www.wikipedia.org
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In 1857, conscious of the promise the presence of the railway held for the development of the territory, the property owners of Saint-Lambert requested that it be incorporated as a municipality
http://www.saint-lambert.ca/en/city/living-st-lambert/history
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1859 - Victoria Bridge built between Montreal and Saint-Lambert
Victoria Bridge is a bridge over the St. Lawrence River, linking Montreal, Quebec, to the south shore city of Saint-Lambert.
www.wikipedia.org
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1890 - St Lambert
"St Lambert. post vil., Quebec, Chambly co., on River St Lawrence. 2 m. from Montreal across the Victoria Bridge"
The Pocket Atlas and Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada John George Bartholomew John Murdoch Harper January 1, 1890 London : J. Walker
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1892 - Saint-Lambert officially recognized as a village
www.wikipedia.org
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1895 - Saint Lambert
Saint Lambert, a post-village of Quebec, co. of Chambly, on the St. Lawrence, at the E. end of the Victoria Bridge, and at the western terminus of... Read MORE...
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1898 - Saint-Lambert recognized as a town
www.wikipedia.org
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1921 - Saint-Lambert became a city
www.wikipedia.org
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In the 1950s, the development of Saint-Lambert was enhanced with the building of the St. Lambert Locks
in the St. Lawrence Seaway, to bypass the smaller Lachine Canal, and this became the most easterly lock in the Seaway.
www.wikipedia.org
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In 1969, the town of Préville was annexed to Saint-Lambert.
http://www.saint-lambert.ca/en/city/living-st-lambert/history
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