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Subject: Excerpt Of History
Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 17:15:17 EDT
"Completed in 1836, Canada's first railroad line linked La Prairie with Saint
Jean sur Richelieu on the Richelieu River. The 14 mile railway was built by
the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railway."
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"In 1736 Marie Josephte Corriveau admitted to the bloody murder of her
husband. She was hanged outside the Plains of Abraham and her body was displayed in
an iron cage. Marie Josephte Corriveau soon entered into legend as La
Corriveau, with many additional horrific crimes being added to her past."
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"Montreal's flag a fleur-de-lys(lis), rose, shamrock and thistle, represent
respectively the French, the English, the Irish and the Scots. The flag is
based on the city's coat of arms, which dates back to the early 19th century."
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