FIRST - Canadian aluminum ingot cast - PREMIER - Lingot d'aluminium canadien de coulé - Shawinigan, Québec
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N 46° 32.358 W 072° 45.825
18T E 671465 N 5156399
C'est dans cette aluminerie que fut coulé en 1901 le premier lingot d'aluminium canadien. It was in this aluminum smelter that the first ingot of Canadian aluminum was cast in 1901.
Waymark Code: WMZZRH
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 01/29/2019
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Texte de la plaque:
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.
Text of the plaque:
The first ingot of Canadian aluminum was cast in 1901 at this aluminum smelter, the oldest still in existence in North America. 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.
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Date of FIRST: 01/01/1901
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