Montreal=rock city?

[Appledore]

Maybe this may be a clue?

In the hot Calcutta like summer of 1847, a number of Irish immigrants arrived in the city. Many had ship’s fever (typhus) and as result approximately 6,000 men, women and children died and were buried in the area of the Montreal side of the Victoria Bridge. In effect, everyone using the Victoria Bridge is driving over a cemetery. Currently the only monument to this tragic event is “The Black Rock” that sits by itself while cars zoom by on both sides.

During the annual “Walk to the Rock” this year (2014), an announcement was made that a new group called the Montreal Irish Memorial Park Foundation had been formed with the objective of having all levels of Government support the building of a large Cultural Green Space in the immediate area. At the moment the area is rather desolate and most of the property appears to be owned by the City of Montreal and/or the Federal Government.

The concept of this effort would be to honour these 6,000 Irish immigrants that died on the spot; to also honour the many French speaking Quebec families who adopted, and gave homes, to the almost 1,000 children who were orphaned by this tragedy; and to honour the many Montrealers who went to aid these poor immigrants and caught the fever and died, including John Mills, who was Mayor of Montreal at the time.

This general area also appears to have been an important meeting place for Aboriginal groups prior to the arrival of Europeans.


David Ferry
416-433-5826 appledor at sympatico.ca
http://davidferry.workbooklive.com

> On May 24, 2016, at 7:42 PM, David <dclu at YEAH.NET> wrote:
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> hi,
> When J.E.Middleton says " In general, the theatrical history of Quebec is that of Montreal. When possible the metropolitan companies served the Rock City.Otherwise, Quebec society depended upon the garrison amateurs.'.  Montreal =rock city? anyone can give a link for reference?
> 
> Thanks
> 
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