. Montreal province of Quebec Canada . The oldfort is extremely well preserved, as is also an ancientwooden block-house situated on the crown of the hill. Itwas upon St. Helens Island that Chevalier de Levis, com-manding the last French army in Canada, burned his flags(September 8, 1760), rather than surrender them to GeneralAmherst, who took the city. Lafontaine Park, containing 84^ acres, lies at the eastend of Sherbrooke street. Dominion Square is the largest and most beautiful of thepublic squares. To the east is the building of the YoungMens Christian Association, constructed of brick, wi
. Montreal province of Quebec Canada . The oldfort is extremely well preserved, as is also an ancientwooden block-house situated on the crown of the hill. Itwas upon St. Helens Island that Chevalier de Levis, com-manding the last French army in Canada, burned his flags(September 8, 1760), rather than surrender them to GeneralAmherst, who took the city. Lafontaine Park, containing 84^ acres, lies at the eastend of Sherbrooke street. Dominion Square is the largest and most beautiful of thepublic squares. To the east is the building of the YoungMens Christian Association, constructed of brick, with facingsof grey stone, in the style of Queen Anne. On the southernpart of the square is the statute of the late Sir JohnMacdonald, and two cannons taken from the Russians in theCrimean war. To the east stands St. James Cathedral, andto the west are St. Georges Episcopal and the DominionSquare Methodist churches. tS MONTREAL At the south-west corner is seen the Canadian Pacific RailwayStation and general ofiices. mm^^M^^^^^^^^^™ .. St. James Methodist Church, St. Pauls Church (Presbyterian). St. Georges Church (Anglican) Phillips Square lies at a short distance eastward on street. The Art Gallery, on the east side, will wellrepay a visit. Our Handicrafts Shop, under the management of theWomans Art Association, shows habitant homespuns, Douk-hobor and Galician embroideries and Indian work. Southwards, at the foot of Beaver Hall Hill, is VictoriaSquare. On the way dawn are passed, on the right, Presbyterian and, on the left, the Unitarian Church,on which is the tablet: Here stood Beaver Hall, built1800, burnt 1848, mansion of Joseph Frobisher, one of thefounders of the North-West Company, which made Montrealfor forty years the fur-trading centre of America. On Victoria Square, stands the beautiful bronze statue ofQueen Victoria, from which the square is named. CANADA *9 ft Bit of Old Montreal. Eastward along St. James street is the Place the c
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