Pointe-aux-Anglais: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
BigBullfrog (talk | contribs) IPA |
||
| (22 intermediate revisions by 16 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Community in the city of Port-Cartier, Quebec, Canada}} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} |
|||
Although ''Pointe-aux-Anglais'' is located halfway between [[Sept-Îles]] and [[Baie-Comeau]] (232 kms), it is nevertheless part of the city of [[Port-Cartier]], which it is closest to it at 80 kms away. |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
The ''stations of the cross'' in the village church were sculpted by Médard Bourgault, an artist from [[Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec|Saint-Jean-Port-Joli]]. |
|||
'''Pointe-aux-Anglais''' ({{IPA|fr|pwɛ̃t oz‿ɑ̃ɡlɛ}}) is a [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] located on the territory of the city of [[Port-Cartier]], on the North shore of the [[Gulf of St. Lawrence#Geography|Gulf of St. Lawrence]], in [[Côte-Nord]] [[Quebec region|region]], [[Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality|Sept-Rivières RCM]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Toponymy Pointe-aux-Anglais">{{cite web |title=Pointe-aux-Anglais |url=https://toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=50106 |website=Quebec Gouvernement |publisher=Commission de Toponymie Quebec |access-date=5 June 2024 |language=fr |date=1968-12-05 |quote=Its name takes that of the point to the north of which the hamlet is located}}</ref> |
|||
==History== |
==History== |
||
Inside the Roman Catholic Church of the parish of Saint-Paul-de-la-Pointe-aux-Anglais,<ref name="Church Route, North Shore, Duplessis">{{cite web |title=Church Route, North Shore, Duplessis |url=https://destinationtouristique.com/quoi-faire/eglise/region-cote-nord-duplessis/ |website=Tourist destination |publisher=The Côte-Nord / Duplessis region is full of magnificent churches that bear witness to the history and culture of the region. |access-date=5 June 2024 |language=fr |date=2024 |quote=Discover the wonders of Quebec, a dream destination where wild nature, historical heritage and warm hospitality meet.}}</ref> the [[Stations of the Cross]], is a work of art of famous sculptor Médard Bourgault (1897-1967) of [[Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec|Saint-Jean-Port-Joli]].<ref name="Médard Bourgault sculptor">{{cite web |title=Médard Bourgault (1897-1967) |url=https://collections.mnbaq.org/fr/artiste/600000256 |publisher=National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec |access-date=5 June 2024 |quote=Self-taught Quebec sculptor born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence river}}</ref><ref name="Québec Tourist Regions, guide">{{cite web |title=Québec’s Tourist Regions, guide |url=https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/bs2017624 |publisher=Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec |access-date=5 June 2024 |pages=16 of 126 |date=13 May 2010 |quote=Port-Cartier (Pointe-aux-Anglais) population included with Port-Cartier}}</ref> |
|||
| ⚫ | In 1711 |
||
{{main|Quebec expedition (1711) |
|||
}} |
|||
| ⚫ | In 1711, a large fleet commanded by [[Hovenden Walker|Admiral Walker]] was sent from England to take [[Quebec]]. Due to fog on the St. Lawrence, eight ships grounded on the lle-aux-Oeuf reefs and went down with more than 900 men in [[List of disasters of the United Kingdom and preceding states|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.<ref>Nos Racines (Canadiens history), ''Nos Racines'' (Les Éditions Transmo) 1979, p. 382-383.</ref> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
<references/> |
<references/> |
||
{{coord|49|40|38|N|67|10|05|W|region:CA_type:city_source:kolossus-frwiki|display=title}} |
|||
[[Category:Cities and towns in Quebec]] |
|||
{{authority control}} |
|||
[[Category:Communities in Côte-Nord]] |
|||
{{Quebec-geo-stub}} |
|||
[[fr:Pointe-aux-Anglais]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 06:03, 5 December 2024
Pointe-aux-Anglais (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t oz‿ɑ̃ɡlɛ]) is a hamlet located on the territory of the city of Port-Cartier, on the North shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Côte-Nord region, Sept-Rivières RCM, Quebec, Canada.[1]
History
[edit]Inside the Roman Catholic Church of the parish of Saint-Paul-de-la-Pointe-aux-Anglais,[2] the Stations of the Cross, is a work of art of famous sculptor Médard Bourgault (1897-1967) of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.[3][4]
In 1711, a large fleet commanded by Admiral Walker was sent from England to take Quebec. Due to fog on the St. Lawrence, eight ships grounded on the lle-aux-Oeuf reefs and went down with more than 900 men in 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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pointe-aux-Anglais". Quebec Gouvernement (in French). Commission de Toponymie Quebec. 1968-12-05. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
Its name takes that of the point to the north of which the hamlet is located
- ^ "Church Route, North Shore, Duplessis". Tourist destination (in French). The Côte-Nord / Duplessis region is full of magnificent churches that bear witness to the history and culture of the region. 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
Discover the wonders of Quebec, a dream destination where wild nature, historical heritage and warm hospitality meet.
- ^ "Médard Bourgault (1897-1967)". National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
Self-taught Quebec sculptor born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence river
- ^ "Québec's Tourist Regions, guide". Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. 13 May 2010. pp. 16 of 126. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
Port-Cartier (Pointe-aux-Anglais) population included with Port-Cartier
- ^ 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
 | This Quebec location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |