Québec City

Fun Facts!

• Québec City was the capital of Canada from 1859 to 1865
   
• the city's name comes from the Algonquin word for 'where the river narrows'
   
• Montmorency Falls, located just outside the city, are 275 feet (84 metres) high, that is 100 feet taller than Niagara Falls.
   
• the pivotal Battle of the Plaines of Abraham took less than an hour, leaving both the British General Wolfe and the French leader Montcalm dead.
   
• due to the fact that the Old City is built on a very steep ridge, many visitors use the funicular (an inclined railway) to travel between Upper and Lower town.
   
• le pont de Québec is the longest cantilever bridge in the world, measuring over 3239 feet (987 metres).
   
• the city has the distinction of being the most bombed place in North America due to the succession of conflicts between the British and the French.
   
• the city hosted one of the more important historical meetings in 1943. The Québec Conference was attended by Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt to discuss military strategy for WWII.
   
• famous Québec City natives include: Norm MacDonald, Marc Garneau, Denys Arcard, Marie-Claire Blais, Jean Leloup, Gaétan Boucher and Patrick Roy.

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