Sapin de Noël à la Maison des gourverneurs, Sorel, Qc
Posted by: Lucky_Al
N 46° 01.960 W 073° 06.980
18T E 645769 N 5099401
Premier sapin de Noël au Canada. First Christmas Tree in Canada.
Waymark Code: WMG5JP
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 01/15/2013
Views: 28
Sur la plaque:
Dans cette maison, le 25 décembre 1781 fût illuminé un arbre de Noël à la tradition allemande par le général Von Riedesel. Cet arbre de Noël est le premier du genre enregistré au Canada.
On the plate:
In this house, a Christmas tree was lit by general Von Riedesel on the 25th december 1781 in german tradition, which is recorded as the first Christmas tree in Canada.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 12/25/1781
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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