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'''Clarke City''' was a town in the [[Québec]] region of Duplessis located roughly thirty kilometers west of [[Sept-Îles, Quebec|Sept-Îles]], near [[Quebec Route 138|Route 138]]. The name of the town originated from the Clarke brothers who established a paper mill there in 1903 to feed their publication house in Toronto. The village was officially founded in 1908 as the region's first [[closed city (Québec)|closed city]], and the Clarke brothers built a hydroelectric factory there in 1908<ref name="grandquebec">[http://grandquebec.com/cote-nord/clark-city/ Grandquebec.com: Clarke City]</ref><ref>[http://www.bonjourquebec.com/qc-en/attractions-directory/museum-interpretation-<!-- -->centre-historic-site/centre-dinterpretation-de-clarke-city_9983185.html Bonjourquebec.com: Centre d'interprétation de Clarke City]</ref>. |
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The city was amalgated into the city of Sept-Îles in 1970.<ref name="grandquebec" /> |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Clarke City was a town in the Québec region of Duplessis located roughly thirty kilometers west of Sept-Îles, near Route 138. The name of the town originated from the Clarke brothers who established a paper mill there in 1903 to feed their publication house in Toronto. The village was officially founded in 1908 as the region's first closed city, and the Clarke brothers built a hydroelectric factory there in 1908[1][2].
The city was amalgated into the city of Sept-Îles in 1970.[1]
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