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Vintage Postcard: Sherbrooke, Quebec. Magog river and bridge (pre-1907)

This is a historic image of the Magog River and Bridge in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The Magog is one of two rivers that intersect in Sherbrooke with the other being the St-Francois. Sherbrooke was settled at the end of the 18th century by United Empire Loyalists. The Loyalists were Americans who were loyal to the British Crown and therefore moved to Canada after the American War of Independance. It is at the heart of the traditional region called the Eastern Townships and the modern administrative region called l’Estrie.

Sherbrooke Quebec, Magog River 7 Bridge. Vintage postcard. A Canadian Family

This is an enlarged detail from John Rapkin’s ca. 1850 map of East Canada and New Brunswick. You can view the complete original online at Mcgill University’s La Collection W.H. Pugsley de Cartes Anciennes du Canada. You can see Sherbrooke to the left between Brompton and Orford. Read more »

October 17, 2009 Posted by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | . | Eastern Townships, Estrie, Loyalists, Magog, postcard, postcards, Sherbrooke, vintage postcards | 1 Comment