Lachine, Quebec
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Lachine is a borough within the city of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada.
Lachine Canal
Church of Saints-Anges-Gardiens, built 1919–1920
Trading post on the Lachine Canal
The Fontaine de Vie at Lachine Borough Hall
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was a French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River. He is bes
Lachine, Quebec
…city, it was merged as a municipality into Montreal in 2002. The first seigniory, Côte-Saint-Sulpice, was granted to the explorer and fur trader René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1667, with the first French settlers arriving at the beginning of 1669. A trading post was established and then fortified under the name of Fort…
A 19th-century engraving of Cavelier de La Salle
Depiction of La Salle inspecting the reconstruction of Fort Frontenac, 1675. Painting by John David Kelly.
Color reproduction of Taking possession of Louisiana and the River Mississippi, in the name of Louis XIVth by Jean-Adolphe Bocquin.
Painting by Theodore Gudin titled La Salle's Expedition to Louisiana in 1684. The ship on the left is La Belle, in the middle is Le Joly, and L'Aimable is to the right. They are at the entrance to Matagorda Bay