| Show trois troi rivieres eret eres quebec grew from trading post trois rivieres eres quebec the french canadian city midway between montreal and quebec and 90 miles distant from each first appears in history when father le caron monk celebrated the mass at this point on the shores of the st lawrence on july 25 1615 the city itself was founded in 1634 by chevalier de laviolette and tile the name trois rivieres eres three rivers was given to it because the three branches of the st maurice river join the waters of the st lawrence at this spot writes a trois rivieres eres quebec correspondent spon dent in the new york wo world ald telegram the st maurice river received its name from maurice paulin first owner of the maurice iron foundries trois rivieres eres during the seventeenth century became not only an important fur trading post but also a meeting place for the making of treaties between the indians and the french in 1652 on august 18 a large war P party arty of iroquois is indians ravaged aad the vicinity and massacred many of the inhabitants A carved group representing the crucifixion of christ known as le calvaire on the montreal quebec highway commemorates me this event trois rivieres eres was the birthplace of pierre gauthier de varenne de la verendrye Veren drye who spent his life in exploring the great west his two sons discovered the boci rocky mountains in 1743 in 1776 a detachment of american troops commanded by capt william deforth took possession of the town but retired on may 20 of the same year |
