Kingsbury, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Kingsbury is a village part of the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
in the Estrie
region of Quebec
. It is surrounded by the township of Melbourne
.
Kingsbury is a village of 90 or so people, about a fifteen-minute drive away from Richmond
. It is known for its lake and the forest trails that encircle it, and the views from the mountain tops.
In its early history, a train track cut through the village, but now the villagers' houses stand in its place.
Kingsbury is most famous for its slate quarry which was an important industry during the 19th century. Men were hired from Wales and Cornwall to come to work the quarry where first-class slate was mined. This slate was sent all over the world. The quarry can still be seen although the trains and tracks are long gone. Kingsbury was the first town to receive electricity. In the evenings the villagers would sit on their balconies and sing the old songs from their homeland.
The nearby town of Richmond has an Interpretation Center for Slate which is housed in what was previously the French Presbyterian Church (Melbourne sector of Richmond).
Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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in the Estrie
Estrie
The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."...
region of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. It is surrounded by the township of Melbourne
Melbourne, Quebec
Melbourne is a township of 950 people, part of the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec.-External links:*...
.
Kingsbury is a village of 90 or so people, about a fifteen-minute drive away from Richmond
Richmond, Quebec
Richmond, population 3,336 , is a town nestled amidst rolling farmlands on the Saint-François River between Sherbrooke and Drummondville, in the heart of Estrie in Quebec, Canada.-Richmond today:...
. It is known for its lake and the forest trails that encircle it, and the views from the mountain tops.
In its early history, a train track cut through the village, but now the villagers' houses stand in its place.
Kingsbury is most famous for its slate quarry which was an important industry during the 19th century. Men were hired from Wales and Cornwall to come to work the quarry where first-class slate was mined. This slate was sent all over the world. The quarry can still be seen although the trains and tracks are long gone. Kingsbury was the first town to receive electricity. In the evenings the villagers would sit on their balconies and sing the old songs from their homeland.
The nearby town of Richmond has an Interpretation Center for Slate which is housed in what was previously the French Presbyterian Church (Melbourne sector of Richmond).