Pioneers' Obelisk (Montreal)
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The Pioneers Monument Obelisk is a monument
in Old Montreal
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close to this spot in 1642. The monument was erected by the Société historique de Montréal to celebrate the city’s 250th birthday. One of the plaques on the north side of the obelisk lists the names of the colonists who came between May and December of 1642.
The obelisk is made from a block of granite that stands 41 feet (12.5 m) tall and is 3 foot (0.9144 m) square at its base. It took 40 horses to drag the shaft into the city in 1893. The monument was unveiled on May 17, 1894.
It has been moved a number of times before it was placed in its present location in 1999. It made its debut somewhat west of its present location. In the 1940's it moved again to the old Customs House. It wasn't until 1988 that it ended up in its present location, which is believed to be where Montreal's first mass was held.
Monument
A monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, or simply as an example of historic architecture...
in Old Montreal
Old Montreal
Old Montreal is the oldest area in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, dating back to New France. Located in the borough of Ville-Marie, the area is bordered on the west by McGill St., on the north by Ruelle des Fortifications, on the east by Berri St. and on the south by the Saint Lawrence River...
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Overview
The granite obelisk commemorates the foundation of MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
close to this spot in 1642. The monument was erected by the Société historique de Montréal to celebrate the city’s 250th birthday. One of the plaques on the north side of the obelisk lists the names of the colonists who came between May and December of 1642.
The obelisk is made from a block of granite that stands 41 feet (12.5 m) tall and is 3 foot (0.9144 m) square at its base. It took 40 horses to drag the shaft into the city in 1893. The monument was unveiled on May 17, 1894.
It has been moved a number of times before it was placed in its present location in 1999. It made its debut somewhat west of its present location. In the 1940's it moved again to the old Customs House. It wasn't until 1988 that it ended up in its present location, which is believed to be where Montreal's first mass was held.