Dig uncovers 1642 Montreal site

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Dig uncovers 1642 Montreal site
Fort Ville-Marie was original settlement

Aug 20, 2007 04:30 AM
Jonathan Montpetit
Canadian Press

MONTREAL–A nondescript brown warehouse filled with old barrels and rickety pallets is an unlikely site for the spiritual heart of a city.

Yet beneath the worn cement floors of one such warehouse lies what archeologists believe are the first permanent buildings of the settlement that became Montreal.

"This is where the Montreal adventure began," says archeologist Sophie Limoges, pointing to a large hole in the warehouse floor.

Limoges, who works for Montreal's Pointe-à-Callière museum, is in fact pointing to the remains of Fort Ville-Marie, the lost, original French settlement in Montreal.

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http://www.thestar.com/article/247925

[sybylla]

1. That's wonderful news

I have ancestors who came early to Montreal and Quebec and the region in between. This area interests me for a variety of reasons to say the least.

[applegrove]

2. Yes it is exciting.

[sybylla]

3. Might be something to post in the Anthro Group

At least it won't disappear there.

[applegrove]

4. Didn't know the group was up and running.

[Jed Dilligan]

5. Come on down

It's a flame-free zone with lots of interesting stuff!

[applegrove]

6. Will do.

[Nay]

7. Wonderful! My mom was Quebecoise, and her ancestors came

there from France in the 1600's. I wonder what they'll find when they get to digging?

[applegrove]

8. I'll keep my eyes open for more information. I know alot of people

trace their ancestry back to that place and time.