Portrait Gallery

Portion of Cape Diamond

A PORTION OF CAPE DIAMOND, CITY OF QUEBEC
The sign is upon the spot where General Montgomery was killed December 31, 1775,

Footnote Page 151:

The picture on the accompanying page is a view of the spot where General Montgomery was killed. This cliff is Cape Diamond, upon whose heights the great citadel of Quebec stands in all its majesty. The street at the foot is Champlain street, well known to the Canadian tourist It extends westward almost to Wolfe's Cove. A board with the inscription, “HERE MAJOR GENERAL MONTGOMERY FELL, DECEMBER 31ST, 1775”, was placed upon the cliff seventy-five years ago. It has been replaced by another reading, “MONTGOMERY FELL DEC. 31ST, 1775.”…

A Portion of Cape Diamond, City of Quebec between Pages 150 and 151. Footenote on Page 151., The History Of Ridgefield, Connecticut, by George L Rockwell, 1927. (PDF)

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