This plaque, set on the Church of Saint-Antoine de Longueuil by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada in 1925, commemorates Fort Longueuil which was built on this site in 1685-1690 by Charles Lemoyne de Longueuil as an outpost against the Iroquois. Occupied by the Americans in 1775, it was demolished in 1810.
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FORT DE LONGUEUIL
CETTE ÉGLISE EST SUR LE SITE DU FORT CONSTRUIT EN PIERRE EN 1685-1690 PAR CHARLES LE MOYNE DE LONGUEUIL II, POUR SE PROTÉGER CONTRE LES IROQUOIS: IL MESURAIT 210-170 PIEDS AVEC QUATRE TOURS ET UN CORPS DE GARDE. OCCUPÉ PAR LES ENVAHISSEURS AMÉRICAINS EN 1775, IL FUT DÉMOLI EN 1810.
SITE OF A FORT STRONGLY BUILT IN STONE, 1685-1690, BY CHARLES LE MOYNE DE LONGUEUIL II. MEASURING 210-170 FEET, WITH FOUR TOWERS AND A GUARD HOUSE, AS AN OUTPOST AGAINST THE IROQUOIS. GARRISONED BY THE INVADERS, 1775. DEMOLISHED IN 1810.
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Fort Longueuil Memorial Plaque
55 Sainte Élizabeth Street
Longueuil
Fort Longueuil Memorial Plaque
55 Sainte Élizabeth Street
Longueuil
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.5405491
Long. -73.5082723
Lat. 45.5405491
Long. -73.5082723
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