Pointe-aux-Anglais
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[edit]
Inside the Roman Catholic Church of the parish of Saint-Paul-de-la-Pointe-aux-Anglais, the Stations of the Cross, is a work of art of famous sculptor Médard Bourgault (1897-1967) of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.[2][3]
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.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pointe-aux-Anglais". Quebec Gouvernement (in French). Commission de Toponymie Quebec. 1968-12-05. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
Its name takes that of the point to the north of which the hamlet is located
- ^ "Médard Bourgault (1897-1967)". National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
Self-taught Quebec sculptor born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence river
- ^ "Québec's Tourist Regions, guide". Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. 13 May 2010. pp. 16 of 126. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
Port-Cartier (Pointe-aux-Anglais) population included with Port-Cartier
- ^ Nos Racines (Canadiens history), Nos Racines (Les Éditions Transmo) 1979, p. 382-383.
49°40′38″N 67°10′05″W / 49.67722°N 67.16806°W
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