Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
1873

SHERBROOKE, a county of Quebec, comprises an area of 140,300 acres. It is traversed by three railways — the Grand Trunk, Massawippi Valley, and
St. Francis and Lake Megantic International, and watered by the River St. Francis and other streams. Capital, Sherbrooke. Pop. 8,516.

SEHERBROOKE, an incorporated town of Quebec, capital of the co. of Sherbrooke, on both sides of the River Magog, and on the Grand Trunk and Massawippi Valley railways, and at the W. terminus of' the St. Francis and Lake Megantic International railway (now building), 101 miles E. of Montreal, 121 miles S.S.W. of Quebec, and 196 miles N.N.W. of Portland. It contains the head offices of the Eastern Townships Bank, 1 branch bank, the chief office in Canada of the British America Land Company, several assurance and insurance agencies, churches of 5 or 6 denominations, 3 printing offices issuing weekly newspapers, an academy, about 30 stores, and manufactories of woolen and cotton cloths, flannels, iron castings, machinery, axes, pails, etc.; also saw mills, breweries, &c. It is the seat of the district courts, and returns one member to the House of Commons, and one to the Provincial Legislature. Pop. 4,432.

Lovell's gazetteer of British North America; J. Lovell; Montreal, 1873

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