The Plains of Abraham is a historic area within the Battlefields Park in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was established on 17 March 1908. The land is the site of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, which took place on 13 September 1759, but hundreds of acres of the fields became used for grazing, housing, and minor industrial structures. Only in 1908 was the land ceded to Quebec City, though administered by the specifically created and federally-run National Battlefields Commission. The park is today used by 4 million visitors and tourists annually for sports, relaxation, outdoor concerts, and festivals.
Plains of Abraham in summer
Plaque honouring the first settlers of Québec City, including Abraham Martin. (Affixed to back of monument to Guillaume Couillard [fr], which accompanies those to Louis Hébert and Marie Rollet.) Parc Montmorency, Québec City.
Looking toward the Château Frontenac and over the Saint Lawrence River
Wolfe on the Heights of Abraham (from an 1885 book)
Quebec City, officially Québec, is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is the twelfth-largest city and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is also the second-largest city in the province, after Montreal. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters.
Image: Quebec City Rue St Louis 2010
Image: Old quebec city
Image: Québec Hôtel du Parlement 3
Image: Place Royale at night, Vieux Québec, Quebec ville, Canada
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