1895 - Three Rivers / Trois-Rivières

Three Rivers, or Trois Rivières, a city of Quebec, capital of the co. of St. Maurice, at the confluence of the rivers St. Maurice and St. Lawrence, and on the North Shore Railway, at the junction of the Three Rivers Branch of the Grand Trunk Railway, 90 miles from Quebec, and 90 miles from Montreal. It is one of the old est towns in the province, having been founded in 1618, and of late has become a prosperous place, principally owing to the extensive trade in lumber which is carried on on the St. Maurice and its tributaries, and also by an in crease in the manufacture of iron-wares, for which the St. Maurice forges, about 3 miles distant from the town, are celebrated. Three Rivers is the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop, and contains a cathedral, a parish church, a church of England, a Scotch kirk, a Wesleyan chapel, an Ursuline convent, a college, an English academy and several other schools, 2 branch banks, 2 printing-offices issuing weekly newspapers, and a number of stores. The chief trade of the town is in lumber, which is exported in large quantities. The streets of Three Rivers are lighted with Pop. of city (1891), 8670.