Lachute, Or How Barron Lake Got Its Name

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Title
Lachute, Or How Barron Lake Got Its Name
Abstract
The author describes the settlement of Lachute, first by rapacious Americans who did little farming but cut most of the surrounding old-growth forest to sell as potash. By 1810 most of the Americans had left, replaced by Lowland Scottish farmers who had been encouraged by Thomas Barron (1794-1864) to immigrate to the Lachute. Barron had settled in Lachute in 1809. He is best remembered for his opposition to the Patriotes before and during the Rebellion of 1837.
Publication
Quebec Heritage News
Volume
Vol. 16
Issue
no. 4
Date
Fall 2022
Pages
27-28
Language
en
URL
Citation
Graham, Joseph. “Lachute, Or How Barron Lake Got Its Name.” Quebec Heritage News, Fall 2022. https://www.arlb.ca/lhistoire-de-lac-barron.html.
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