Québec

This monument, a bronze statue sculpted by P. Hébert in 1919 and the plaque placed in 1927 by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, is dedicated to Madeleine de Verchères, a fourteen year old heroin who took command and defended the Fort de Verchères successfully during eight days against a war-party of Iroquois.

This memorial has three rings in the centre – colours of the Patriots. A wood plaque sculpted with the crisscrossed fork and rifle insignia adorns the top. The memorial was constructed by Alain Charron, from Saint-Denis, and erected on May 24th, 1987 by the 150th Anniversary Commission. The Municipality of Saint-Denis owns the land and the monument.

Erected by Doctor Wolfred Nelson on June 23rd, 1836, this monument was destroyed by British soldiers in December 1837 and reconstructed on November 10th, 1915 by Doctor Jean-Baptiste Richard, of Saint-Denis. Destroyed again in 1921, it was rebuilt in 1927 in front of the old city hall, on the southeast side of Nelson Street. It was finally moved to its actual site in 1967 when the new city hall was built. The granite obelisk is about eight feet tall. The Municipality of Saint-Denis owns the land and the monument.

The standing figure, 6.2 feet tall, represents a Patriot, rifle in hand, ready for combat. The pedestal bears inscriptions engraved on its four faces and a bronze plaque on its front part. Its base is also decorated with a crisscrossed fork and rifle sculpted in low relief. There are a few steps at the base of the monument. The monument is 15’ tall, with its statue, on a 4’2’’ x 4’2’’ square base. According to Dr. Richard, the materials used for its construction are fine grain New Westerley grey granite for the Patriot, Laurentian granite for the cap, polished Laurentian granite for the main body, cut brown Laurentian granite for the second base, and Stanstead granite for the first base, the largest of the two. The monument was created by Émile Brunet, a 19 year old sculptor, and constructed in the J. Brunet workshop. It was inaugurated on July 1st, 1913. On November 22nd, 1987, a plaque was installed on its base; on the plaque is a quote from the order in council issued by the Premier of Quebec, René Lévesque, for the creation of Patriots Day. The Municipality of Saint-Denis owns the land and the monument.

The Victory of Saint-Denis -- erected on 12 August 1934 by the Society of French-Canadian Artisans. Upper plaque has been removed.

This replica was erected on November 21st, 1982 by the Comité de la fête des Patriotes de St-Charles et St-Denis with the collaboration of the Quebec Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The site was donated by Réjean Richard in memory of his wife Fleurette, founder of the committee.

This monument is dedicated to Samuel de Champlain. It was erected by the Historic Monuments Commission of Quebec.

This memorial is dedicated to those who died in the battle of November 25, 1837 against the English. It was erected in 1937 and made in the Thuot and Denicourt workshop, Iberville.

This monument, erected by Guerino Ruba, is dedicated to the men and women who died during the great world conflicts.

The idea for the bench was conceived by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 115 1st V.P. Mike Elliott and designed by Natalie Trainor of St. Lazare. The project got really moving by Executive member Jay Oland and the bench was built by Keith Bonerak of Rigaud in 2020. Legion Executive member Jay De La Durantaye finished the last bit of work on the bench by painting the poppies.

The unique bench was paid for by donations from the family of Lieutenant Harry E. Trenholme, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, Second World War. He was at D-Day on a landing craft and was awarded the Legion of Honour in 2015. The other donor was the D-Day Society & Friends who Remember. This group, of which Harry was a member, was formed in 1945 by those who had been at D-Day.

The design on the bench has two Lancaster bombers, a Spitfire, two soldiers, a modern Royal Canadian Navy frigate, a nursing sister helping a wounded soldier and barbed wire intertwined with poppies. Hudson had three nursing sisters - the most famous was Lieutenant Maxine Bredt.