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Quebec City, Canada
Anse au Foulon, timber cove and shipyard shore
Riverbank Inferred from historyRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Clay pipe stems
Sea potteryAlso reported: timber-trade debris, bricks.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Wolfe's 1759 landing cove, then the Gilmour timber yards and a shipyard building four ships at once by 1854; shoreline filled for rail and oil quays in the 20th century.
Ville de Quebec heritage page documents the fulling mill, Gilmour timber cove and shipyard (1831 to 1870s) and 20th century infilling; no published foreshore finds, material inferred from the site historyView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Tidal mudShip wash from the port, cliffs, cold water
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