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Grosse Isle: Canada’s Famine Memorial
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Grosse Isle: Canada’s Famine Memorial
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Abstract |
More than 5,000 Irish famine refugees died of cholera in 1847 on Grosse Île, an island quarantine station for incoming immigrants in the St. Lawrence River below Quebec City. In 1996, the federal government declared the island a national historic site.
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Érie-Ireland
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Vol. 32
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no. 1
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20-40
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Date |
1997
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Language |
en
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Citation |
Quigley, Michael. “Grosse Isle: Canada’s Famine Memorial.” Érie-Ireland Vol. 32, no. 1 (1997): 20–40.
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