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Land Ownership and Urban Growth: The Experience of Two Quebec Towns, 1840-1914
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Land Ownership and Urban Growth: The Experience of Two Quebec Towns, 1840-1914
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| Abstract |
A study of the urban and economic development of Sherbrooke and Sorel, and the factors which spurred the growth of the former and impeded the growth of the latter. Sorel was located at the junction of two major rivers, while Sherbrooke offered considerable water power to industry. Nevertheless, between 1840 and 1914 Sherbrooke grew much more rapidly than Sorel. The author argues that the nature of land ownership was an important factor in differentiating the experiences of the two towns. Sorel's most valuable lands were tied up by designation as Ordnance Land by a succession of government agencies, while the best lands in Sherbrooke were owned by the British American Land Company, a private land company eager to encourage development.
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Urban History Review/Revue d'histoire urbaine
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Vol. 8
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no. 2
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23-46
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October 1979
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en
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Rudin, Ronald. “Land Ownership and Urban Growth: The Experience of Two Quebec Towns, 1840-1914.” Urban History Review/Revue d’histoire urbaine Vol. 8, no. 2 (October 1979): 23–46. https://www.erudit.org/revue/uhr/1979/v8/n2/1019376ar.pdf.
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