Pointe-aux-Anglais
Pointe-aux-Anglais is a community in the city of
(232 km), and some 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the town centre of Port-Cartier itself.The "Stations of the cross" in the village church were sculpted by Médard Bourgault, an artist from Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.
History
In 1711, a large fleet commanded by
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.[1]
References
- ^ 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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