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Sherbrooke (2006 population: 147,427) is a city in south-eastern Quebec, Canada, the only major city in the Eastern Townships. Although originally settled in the early 19th century by anglophones, it is today primarily a francophone city.Wikipedia
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Where is Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada? Sherbrooke (2006 population: 147,427) is a city in south-eastern Quebec, Canada, the only major city in the Eastern Townships. Although originally settled in the early 19th century by anglophones, it is today primarily a francophone city.Wikipedia
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Canadian Scenery,
by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, 1842
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Église de Saint-Patrick
20, rue Gordon, Sherbrooke, QUÉBEC
Established 1887
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Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Wellington St. Looking North
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Sun Life Building, Sherbrooke, Que.
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Hospital, Sherbrooke, P.Q.
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Rue Dufferin - Dufferin Avenue, Sherbrooke, P.Q.
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Moore Street
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Magog River and Bridge
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
St. Vincent de Paul Hospital
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Melbourne Street, Sherbrooke, Que.
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Sherbrooke, PQ, Canada - postcard dated 1919
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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1823 - Barn AccidentA most shocking accident occurred at Sherbrooke on the 12th inst. while erecting a barn on the farm ...Read MORE...
1832 - The village of Sherbrooke
occupies and elevated situation on both banks of the river Magog, at the Forks of the St. Francis....Read MORE...
occupies and elevated situation on both banks of the river Magog, at the Forks of the St. Francis....Read MORE...
1852 - The first railroad station in Sherbrooke was built by the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway (later Grand Trunk) in 1852 along the Montreal-Portland line.
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1870 - The Massawippi Valley Railway opened its Sherbrooke terminus at the railroad station built in 1852 by the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway.
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1872 - Basilique-Cathédrale Saint-Michel established at Sherbrooke
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1873
SHERBROOKE, a county of Quebec, comprises an area of 140,300 acres. It is traversed by three...Read MORE...
SHERBROOKE, a county of Quebec, comprises an area of 140,300 acres. It is traversed by three...Read MORE...
1874 - New RailwayThe new Sherbrooke (Canada), Eastern Townships and Kennebec railway shortens the distance from...Read MORE...
1877 - Two men with O'Brien's circus were arrested at Sherbrooke, Quebec, for stabbing a man named Dupont, who lies in a critical condition.St. Albans Advertiser
St. Albans, Vermont
July 27, 1877
1885 - In 1885, a second train station was built in Sherbrooke, with the completion of a line from Magog by the Waterloo & Magog Railway.
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1887 - Église de Saint-Patrick established at Sherbrooke
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1889 - Two Men Blown to AtomsBy Associated Press.
SHERBROOKE, Que., Jan. 18. - Dennis Conture and Joseph Noel were endeavoring...Read MORE...
1890 - Église de Saint-Jean-Baptiste established at Sherbrooke
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1890 - HangedWilliam Wallace Blanchard Hanged at Sherbrooke, Quebec
Sherbrooke, Que., Dec. 12. - William...Read MORE...
1891 - Gas Works ExplosionSHERBROOKE, Que., Jan. 1. - There was a serious explosion a the gas works here late last night. The ...Read MORE...
1895 - Sherbrooke
SHERBROOKE, a county of Quebec, comprises an area of 140,300 acres. It is traversed by four...Read MORE...
SHERBROOKE, a county of Quebec, comprises an area of 140,300 acres. It is traversed by four...Read MORE...
1896 - Église de Saint-Roch established at Sherbrooke
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1896 - French Canadian ImmigrationSHERBROOKE, Que., April 17. - The exodus of the French Canadians into the United States goes one...Read MORE...
1896 - A Town FloodedSHERBROOKE (Que.), April 17. - The river here has been rising for several days and there is now...Read MORE...
1896 - A Bridge DisasterSherbrooke, Que., April 18. - The Quebec central bridge across the St. Francis river has been swept ...Read MORE...
1897 - Church Burned
Sherbrooke, Que., May 11. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church was gutted by fire and several...Read MORE...
Sherbrooke, Que., May 11. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church was gutted by fire and several...Read MORE...
1898 - Fire in QuebecSherbrooke, Quebec, Aug 14 - The works of the Jencks Machine company, the largest industry of the...Read MORE...
Ville de Sherbrooke - Debut du siecle
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Ville de Sherbrooke - Debut du siecle (www.youtube.com)
1901 - Two Children Perished in a Sherbrooke Fire - Caused by a Lamp Explosion.
Sherbrooke, Que., June 24. - Paul, aged 14, and Antoine, aged 5, sons of B. Durocher, were burned...Read MORE...
Sherbrooke, Que., June 24. - Paul, aged 14, and Antoine, aged 5, sons of B. Durocher, were burned...Read MORE...
1906
Sherbrooke, a city and port of Quebec, capital of the co. of Sherbrooke, on the river Magog, and...Read MORE...
Sherbrooke, a city and port of Quebec, capital of the co. of Sherbrooke, on the river Magog, and...Read MORE...
1913 - Église de Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours established at Sherbrooke
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1916 - August 15, 1916 - World War I - Embarkation of the 117th Sherbrooke Infantry Battalion for service in France.
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1917 - Typhoid Breaks Out At Sherbrooke, Que. Fifty Cases of Most Malignant Type Attributed to Bad Drinking Water.
Special to the Journal.
SHERBROOKE, Que., March 2. - There are fifty cases of typhoid fever here...Read MORE...
Special to the Journal.
SHERBROOKE, Que., March 2. - There are fifty cases of typhoid fever here...Read MORE...
1921 - Église de Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc established at Sherbrooke
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1954 - October 17 - Education - Official opening of the new Université de Sherbrooke.
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Sherbrooke
Located on Abenaki land, Sherbrooke was initially known as Ktinékétolékouac or Grandes Fourches...Read MORE...
Located on Abenaki land, Sherbrooke was initially known as Ktinékétolékouac or Grandes Fourches...Read MORE...
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