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History & Heritage History of the Park Before 1759: Pre-colonial period and New France

Precolonial period and New France

Before 1759

As a meeting place near the St. Lawrence River, the promontory of Quebec attracted numerous visitors and travellers. After the founding of Québec in 1608, the land was progressively settled by the residents. This was also the period in which it gained its name, Plains of Abraham.

Ce plan de 1734 porte la première mention localisée avec précision du toponyme Abraham. La « rue d’Abraham » rejoint le Chemin de la Grande Allée, mais sans prolongement au sud, site actuel des plaines d’Abraham. Source: Henry Hiché, Plan annexé à un contrat notarié, BANQ.

Abraham Martin dit l’Écossais—the Scot

Abraham Martin dit l’Écossais—the Scot

Biography of the Abraham behind the Plains

Abraham Martin, one of the first French colonists of New France, gave his name to the Plains of Abraham. Read on for a short history of his life.

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