QUEBEC 



When completed it will have the greatest sin- 

 gle span of any bridge in the world, but the 

 work has been delayed by unforeseen accidents. 

 Twice portions of the bridge have collapsed, 

 the first accident occurring in 1907 and the sec- 

 ond in 1916 (see BRIDGE, and illustration on 

 page 922). 



Interesting Features. Quebec is one of the 

 most peculiar and interesting cities on the 

 American continent. The older part of the 

 city is built along the foot of the cliff on a 

 narrow strip of rocky ground. Many of the 

 old buildings with their walls of cobble stones 

 and mortar and their unique roofs with dormer 

 windows still remain. In some sections the 

 roofs are connected by walks so that the in- 

 habitants may go from house to house on the 

 roofs instead of in the streets, many of which 

 are too narrow to admit of sidewalks. Great 

 piers extend for three miles along the river, 

 and these are lined with shipping during the 

 season of navigation. The customhouse and 

 wholesale establishments are located along the 

 wharf, making the Lower Town the chief busi- 

 ness center. 



About halfway up the bluff a massive wall, 

 partially surrounding the Upper Town, was built. 

 Five gates provided entrance to the enclosed 

 portion of the city, but these with portions of 

 the wall have been removed. Two, the Saint 

 Louis and the Kent, were restored under the 

 direction of Lord Dufferin, when he was Gov- 

 ernor-General of Canada, but the architecture 

 of the new gates is modern and in sharp con- 

 trast to the original walls. Higher up on the 

 top of the bluff the citadel was built. The 

 present structure, begun in 1823, is the third 

 that has been built on the same site, and is 

 no longer of any value as a means of defense, 

 although it is occupied by a regiment of Cana- 

 dian troops. The fortifications upon which the 

 city depends are on the heights of Levis on 

 the south bank of the river. Extending back 

 from the citadel is a rolling plateau, over a 

 part of which surged the forces of Wolfe and 

 Montcalm, in the memorable battle of 1759. 

 A monument marks the spot where Wolfe fell. 

 See QUEBEC, BATTLF 



A driveway along the foot of the bluff takes 



one past the spot where Montgomery fell in 



disastrous attempt to capture the city in 



177.">. and past the devious path up which 



;c's soldiers made their famous a>< 



Many visitors climb the path without findmn 



rhr task as arduous as it has been described m 



accounts of the historic achieve!: 



QUEBEC 



Research Questions on the 

 City of Quebec 



(An Outline suitable for Quebec 

 "ill be found with the article 



( ily. n > 



Name six heroes of the early period 

 of Canadian history whose statues or 

 monuments adorn the grounds of the 

 provincial parliament buildings. 



What part did each of these men 

 play in Canadian history? 



What distinction has Quebec in 

 point of age? 



Who founded the city? How did 

 the distinction between the Lower 

 Town and the Upper Town begin? 



Where is the inscription that reads 



Valor g^ve them a common death, 



History a common fame 



And posterity a common monument, 



and to whom does it refer? 



How did the region of Quebec come 

 into the possession of France, and how 

 long did it remain French territory? 

 How did the English gain possession 

 of it? 



How many cities in Canada are 

 larger than Quebec? (See list under 

 article CITY.) How many in the prov- 

 ince of Quebec? 



What distinction in point of size has 

 the bridge which is being built across 

 the Saint Lawrence above Quebec? 



Why are there walks across the 

 roofs in certain sections of the city? 



Where are the fortifications which 

 entitle Quebec to rank as the "Gibral- 

 tar of America?" 



Where is the greatest French hero 

 of the early period buried? Where, 

 according to tradition, is the founder 

 of the city buried? 



How does Quebec differ in point of 

 structure from any other city on thr 

 continent? 



Who, so far as is known, was the 

 first white man to visit the site of the 

 city? 



Why do the gates in the old wall 

 not "match" the wall? 



How manv citadels have occupied 

 tin- site at the top of the bluff? 



Wli.it ^iv:it rvnit in tin- history of 

 tin- city took place in 1759? In 1763? 

 In 1775? 



U In re may you pass from one part 

 of a city to another by means of stair- 



*? 



What church is named for a battle. 

 and when was the battle fought? 



To whom is the university which N 

 "at the head of French culture in tin- 

 New World" a monument? 



What was the Quebec Ter-Contrn- 

 How was it col. IM 



