CNHS - Ancienne-Aluminerie-de-Shawinigan - Former Shawinigan Aluminum Smelting Complex
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N 46° 32.358 W 072° 45.825
18T E 671465 N 5156399
Cette plaque décrit un Lieu historique national du Canada et est située sur la rue des Érables, à Shawinigan. This plaque describes a Canadian National Historic Site and is located on des Érables Street, in Shawinigan.
Waymark Code: WMECDK
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 05/07/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Jake39
Views: 34

The texte sur la plaque se lit comme suit:
C'est dans cette aluminerie, la plus ancienne conservée en Amérique du Nord, que fut coulé en 1901 le premier lingot d'aluminium canadien. La mise en exploitation de ce complexe sur la rivière Saint-Maurice inaugura l'ère nouvelle de la grande industrie basée sur l'hydroélectricité au Canada, consacrant de fait l'alliance durable entre l'industrie hydroélectrique et celle de l'aluminium. Cette naissance de l'électrométallurgie en Mauricie entraîna un développement industriel sans précédent et une nouvelle prospérité au pays.
The text on the plaque reads as follows:
The first ingot of Canadian aluminum was cast in 1901 at this aluminum smelter, the oldest still in existence in North Anmerica. Industrial production at this complex on the Saint-Maurice River began for Canada a new era of heavy industry based on hydroelectric power, thus establishing the longstanding alliance between the hydroelectric and aluminum industries. The introduction of electrometallurgy into the Mauricie region triggered an unprecented industrial boom and new prosperity for the country.
Classification: National Historic Site

Province or Territory: Quebec

Location - City name/Town name: Shawinigan

Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]

Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]

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