ARTH 298 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Westmount Square, Jacques Cartier Bridge, Redpath Sugar Refinery

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Art History
• Course: ARTH 298
• Professor: Margaret E.Hodges

Document Summary

One of the oldest villages on the island of montreal 1700s 1800s. Frozen in time due to isolation and farm from montreal. End on 17th century for people from the mission of the montagne. Created by the french when they came after the mission left this place to move to oka. Artificial falls because of the rapids created so they created a series of mills. Famous people were living here in the 20th century. Located across from ile jesuit (now known as laval-owned by jesuit priest). 1847 (before all crossings were done by ferries) ahuntsic bridge connecting montreal with. Partners to build the new bridge: louis lahaisse upereu of jesuit, pierre viau, joseph. Brierdesrochers, curee vinet of theparish of the saultaur collet. They built 1st wooden bridge across the riviere des prairies open to transportation in 1859. Built a big box with wood in the middle of the river, filled it with stone.