Pointe-aux-Anglais explained

Pointe-aux-Anglais is a hamlet located on the territory of the city of Port-Cartier, on the North shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Côte-Nord region, Sept-Rivières RCM, Quebec, Canada.[1]

History

Inside the Roman Catholic Church of the parish of Saint-Paul-de-la-Pointe-aux-Anglais,[2] the Stations of the Cross, is a work of art of famous sculptor Médard Bourgault (1897-1967) of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.[3] [4]

See main article: Quebec expedition (1711). In 1711, a large fleet commanded by Admiral Walker was sent from England to take Quebec. Due to fog on the St. Lawrence, eight ships grounded on the lle-aux-Oeuf reefs and went down with more than 900 men in one of the worst naval disasters in British history. The point of land just across from the reefs was named Pointe-aux-Anglais to commemorate the ill-fated expedition. It comprises the sectors of Pointe-aux-Anglais and Rivière-Pentecôte. An ecomuseum in Pointe-aux-Anglais explains how the English failed in their attempt to attack Quebec.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Pointe-aux-Anglais . Quebec Gouvernement . Commission de Toponymie Quebec . 5 June 2024 . fr . 1968-12-05 . Its name takes that of the point to the north of which the hamlet is located.
  2. Web site: Church Route, North Shore, Duplessis . Tourist destination . The Côte-Nord / Duplessis region is full of magnificent churches that bear witness to the history and culture of the region. . 5 June 2024 . fr . 2024 . Discover the wonders of Quebec, a dream destination where wild nature, historical heritage and warm hospitality meet..
  3. Web site: Médard Bourgault (1897-1967) . National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec . 5 June 2024 . Self-taught Quebec sculptor born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence river.
  4. Web site: Québec’s Tourist Regions, guide . Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec . 5 June 2024 . 16 of 126 . 13 May 2010 . Port-Cartier (Pointe-aux-Anglais) population included with Port-Cartier.
  5. Nos Racines (Canadiens history), Nos Racines (Les Éditions Transmo) 1979, p. 382-383.

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