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Trois-Rivières (French: [tʁwɑ ʁivjɛʁ], Canadian French: [tʁwɔ ʁivjaɛ̯ʁ] ⓘ; lit.'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour. It is part of the ...
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The fortified settlement built at Samuel de Champlain's request in 1634 replaced the stockade abandoned earlier by the Algonquin, who had likely fled the hostile Haudenosaunee at the turn of the century. The former, who were allies of the French, lived for a long time in or near the small French village, whose major function was to organize the fur...
The Rivière Saint-Maurice played a major role in Trois-Rivières's history as a point of entry to the interior's natural resources. It was first used to transport furs from the northern forests. With the boom in forestry operations in the early 1850s, Trois-Rivières became an administrative centre, with several large sawmills and a major port for ex...
The gradual receding of the Champlain Sea’s shore carved a large number of sandy terraces from the east to the west, sloping down in a stair-like fashion into the river. Situated alongside the St. Lawrence River, the lands of the settlement did not extend beyond the first level up until the 20th century. The early village was concentrated around th...
With the establishment of sawmills and the development of commercial and port activities from 1850 to 1860, the population of Trois-Rivières doubled to 9000. The population grew rapidly again in the early 20th century, with the opening of paper and textile mills and an influx of people from neighbouring parishes. It grew from 10 000 to 42 000 betwe...
In the early 1930s, the pulp and textile industries provided nearly three-quarters of the manufacturing jobs. When manufacturing became more diversified, especially into foodstuffs, clothing, metals and electrical appliances, the dominant pulp and paper and textile industries declined, and by 1961 provided slightly less than half the total manufact...
As the major route penetrating the continent, the St. Lawrence River continued to be the only link with the rest of the colony until the construction of the Chemin du Roi was completed along the north shore in 1737. By the mid-19th century, a developing road network linked Trois-Rivières to the region's new parishes. In the late 1870s, the North Sh...
Trois-Rivières is the major cultural centre of the Mauricie region and has theatres, art galleries, a cultural centre, a municipal library, a branch of the Archives nationales du Québec and several museums. A museum of Québecois culture, Musée des arts et traditions populaires (1996), is located in the city's centre near the cathedral and the court...
Trois-Rivières, city, Mauricie–Bois-Francs region, southern Quebec province, Canada. It lies on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, at the mouth of the Saint-Maurice River. Trois-Rivières was founded in 1634 by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain and named for the three channels at the
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As the second oldest French-speaking city in North America, Trois-Rivières allows its visitors to immerse themselves in the daily lives of the first settlers during a stroll through its charming historic district, a postcard that gradually reveals itself to the visitor who takes the time to soak it in. Exploring it on foot is definitely the ...
Trois-Rivières. Trois-Rivières seen from the St. Lawrence River. Trois-Rivières (French pronunciation: [tʁwa ʁivjɛʁ]) is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is where the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers meet. It was first created on July 4, 1634. It was the second permanent settlement in New France, after Quebec City in 1608.
Founded in 1634, Trois-Rivières is the second oldest city in Quebec and one of the very first cities in Canada. Located at the confluence of the St. Maurice and St. Lawrence rivers, the site had been frequented by Amerindians since prehistoric times. The French established a fur trading post there to take advantage of this
Turn your gaze to the huge staircase leading to “Le Platon.”. Each step traces a milestone in the growth and development of Trois-Rivières, from politics to religion and from the arrival of the Native Peoples in 6,000 BC to the city’s designation as a cultural capital of Canada in 2009. At the very top is Le Platon, a strategic lookout ...
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