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45 - Upper and Lower Canada Border Marker
- La borne du Haut-Canada et du Bas-Canada
c. 1823
East Hawkesbury-Est, Ontario
David Thompson 1770 - 1857
Greatest Map Maker of North America
This plaque commemorates Thompson’s survey of the border between Upper and Lower Canada, marked by stones.
Erected by Friends of the Macdonell-Williamson House Inc.
July 15, 2007
David Thompson 1770-1857
Le plus grand cartographe de l’ Amérique du Nord
Cette plaque commémore l’arpentage de Thompson divisant le Haut-Canada et le Bas-Canada, marqué par de pierres.
Érigée par les Amis de la maison Macdonell-Williamson Inc.
15 juillet 2007
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46 - Macdonell-Williamson House
- Maison Macdonell-Williamson
c. 1817
25, chemin des Outaouais Road, Chute-à-Blondeau, Ontario
National Historic Site of Canada Lieu historique national du Canada
Maison Macdonell-Williamson House
The Macdonell-Williamson House, known as “Poplar Villa”, was built by John Macdonell circa 1817 in Ontario by the Ottawa River adjacent to the village of Pointe-Fortune, at the border between Ontario and Québec (Upper and Lower Canada). Macdonell was a fur trader and partner in the Northwest Company. He married Magdeleine Poitras, a Métis from Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. They had twelve children. Upon Macdonell’s death in 1850, the House was passed on to his youngest son, John Beverly Palafox Macdonell. The House was purchased by William Williamson in 1882 and remained within that family until the early nineteen-sixties. The House was later acquired, in 1978, by the Ontario Heritage Trust in order to save it from demolition. Today, Friends of the Macdonell-Williamson House Inc. is working towards the restoration and preservation of this national historic treasure.
John Macdonell Family Tombstones
In 1936, the old St. Andrews Catholic Cemetery was closed and the remains relocated to the new Catholic cemetery nearby. The tombstones were left behind and became part of a private property. In 2006, the new owner donated the two abandoned Macdonell tombstones to the family’s descendents who relocated them to this site. The Macdonell remains are located in an unmarked area of the Saint-André-Apôtre cemetery in Saint-André d’Argenteuil, Québec, along with the other remains relocated there in 1936.
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49 - The Wyman House
- La maison Wyman
c. 1804
1785, rue Principale Street, Chute-à-Blondeau, Ontario
Constructed c. 1804 by Daniel B. Wyman, the Wyman house has historic value. It is actually the oldest residence in the Township of East Hawkesbury. Three gabled dormer windows stand on its pitched roof. The columns of the long gallery skirting the rectangular wooden house are decorated with lovely mouldings called équerres. This House, built according to Québec architectural style, apparently had a great influence on the style of the buildings constructed by the English-speaking immigrants who settled in the neighbourhood.
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50 - Saint-Joachim Church
- Église Saint-Joachim
c. 1892
1994, rue Principale Street, Chute-à-Blondeau, Ontario
Located in front of the former presbytery, Saint-Joachim church was built in 1892. This church of Québec architectural style stands out with its high-pitched roof and statue of Saint-Joachim, the patron saint of the parish. Crowned with a steeple and two bell-turrets, the brick church has beautiful round windows reminiscent of Roman architecture. Once resting on a plinth at the east of the presbytery, the statue representing Saint-Michel-Archange now stands in the sacristy (storing and changing room) of the church. It was created by the sculptor Louis Jobin in 1913. As this is one of the rare wooden statues still preserved in Ontario, it is priceless.
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51 - Former presbytery of Saint-Joachim Church
- Ancien presbytère de l’église Saint-Joachim
c. 1898
1995, rue Principale Street, Chute-à-Blondeau, Ontario
Built in 1898, the former presbytery of Chute-à-Blondeau is a beautiful grey stone building. Its mansard roof, sheeted with silver metal, encompasses many gabled dormer windows. The lovely veranda decorated with mouldings and the small front balcony add to the charm of the building. This construction is similar to the old presbyteries of the Québec villages along the St. Lawrence River. For a long time it was believed that the presbytery had been built out of ashlar (cut stone) because the parish was wealthy. It has been found, though, that it was the parish priest who had asked for the stone material to be used.
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