Chambly, Quebec - People from Chambly, Quebec, Emma Albani, Norman Kittson, Fort Chambly, Cit Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan, Unibroue, Cham (Paperback)

Chapters: People From Chambly, Quebec, Emma Albani, Norman Kittson, Fort Chambly, Cit Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan, Unibroue, Chambly, Ricardo Larrivee, Chambly-borduas, Denis Herron, Chambly Canal, Tancrede Boucher de Grosbois, Mathieu Bertrand, Francis H. Burton, Michel-Dosithee-Stanislas Martel, Chambly Airport, Jean-Baptiste Lagimodiere, Marc-Andre Moreau, Ricardo, Harry J. Robertson, Tony Demers, Disques Victoire. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 80. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Chambly, Quebec Chambly is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about 25 km (16 mi) to the south east of Montreal .Geography It sits on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La-Vallee-du-Richelieu, at 45 27 00 N 73 17 27 W / 45.45 N 73.29083 W / 45.45; -73.29083.History People have lived in Chambly since the 17th century, but Chambly was not incorporated as a city until 1965.Samuel de Champlain passed through the area that came to be the site of the town of Chambly, QC, in 1609., when he wrote the following in his journal: The approach to the rapids is a sort of lake into which the water flows down, and it is about three leagues in circumference. Near by are meadows were no Indians live, by reason of the wars. At the rapids there is very little water, but it flows with great swiftness, and there are many rocks and boulders, so that the Indians cannot go up by water; but on the way back they run them very nicely. All this region is very level and full of forests, vines and butternut trees. No Christian has ever visited this land and we had all the misery of the world trying to paddle the river upstream.: Fort Chambly Main article: Fort Chambly Fort Chambly, sitting on the Richelieu River Chambly is home to the massive Fort Chambly, built with local stone between 1709 and 1711 in the style of Vauban 's classi...