Fontaine_et_al_2009

Fontaine J, Thibault S (2009) La petite histoire de Saint-Michel de la campagne à la ville, 1699-1968. Villeray-Saint Michel-Parc Extension, Montreal, QC

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Keywords: Quebec, Montreal, Historical, Saint-Michel

• French colonists started limestone mining as early as the 18th century, into the 19th century
• Between 1820-1850, mining and quarries expanded
• working conditions in the mines were bad
• Saint Michel was one of the neighbourhoods with mining operations
• many quarries were shut down after the first world war and developed into buildings and parks, except the main two quarries in Saint Michel
• Saint Michel has been inhabited by immigrants for decades now, first Italians and now a diversity