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Golden Square Mile
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The Golden Square Mile, also known as the Square Mile, is the nostalgic name given to an urban neighbourhood developed principally between 1850 and 1930 at the foot of Mount Royal, in the west-central
Ravenscrag, built for Sir Hugh Allan in 1863
Ravenscrag, built for Sir Hugh Allan in 1863
Herbert Molson House, designed by architect Robert Findlay in 1912
Herbert Molson House, designed by architect Robert Findlay in 1912
Surrender of Montreal to the British, 1760
Surrender of Montreal to the British, 1760
The Montreal townhouse of David Ross on the Champ de Mars, circa 1812
The Montreal townhouse of David Ross on the Champ de Mars, circa 1812
Beaver Club
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The Beaver Club was a gentleman's dining club founded in 1785 by the predominantly Scottish English men who had gained control of the fur trade of Montreal. According to the club's rules, the object o
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…political persecution. The city's golden era of fur trading began with the advent of the locally owned North West Company. In the 1760s, the men of the Beaver Club, a gentlemen's dining club, provided the financial backing and necessary management to take control of the fur trade. The new merchants were associated…
Arms of the North West Company
Arms of the North West Company
A canoe of the rival Hudson's Bay Company in 1869, carrying the artist, Frances Anne Hopkins, and her husband, Edward Hopkins, secretary to the Govern
A canoe of the rival Hudson's Bay Company in 1869, carrying the artist, Frances Anne Hopkins, and her husband, Edward Hopkins, secretary to the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, in similar style as to the partners of the North West Company
Alexander Henry (1739–1824), vice-chairman of the Beaver Club, published his account of living with the Ojibwa and subsequent explorations (1760-76) b
Alexander Henry (1739–1824), vice-chairman of the Beaver Club, published his account of living with the Ojibwa and subsequent explorations (1760-76) before becoming a partner of the North West Company. He introduced John Jacob Astor to the Club and the fur trade at Montreal
Beaver Hall, the home of Joseph Frobisher. Built in 1792, the dining room comfortably sat 40 guests.
Beaver Hall, the home of Joseph Frobisher. Built in 1792, the dining room comfortably sat 40 guests.