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Senneville >
Le Ber Fortress
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A 45' x 22' fortress ruins in the middle of a small forest, right next to a private home.
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Type: Outdoors, ruins
Status: Abandoned, ruins
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: not very exciting
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Old fortress dating from the beginning of the colony. The ruins have been recently restored with new mortar by new land owners.
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fences cameras House right next to the ruins. Owners are not tolerant and will call the cops
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First owner of the land was Captain Michel-Sidrac du Guè de Boisbriant in 1672. In 1679 Charles Le Moyne and Jacques Le Ber owned the place until 1686 when Le Ber was named Sieur Le Ber de Senneville and built a windmill to produce flour from the grain. Six years later a fortress was built because the previous one was razed by a fire as it was made of wood. The fortress was an important element in the wars of 1692 and 1714. The place was burned down in 1776 by General Benedict Arnold during the American invasion of 1776.
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The fort was classified as a provincial historic site in November 2003. Quebec's Ministry of Cultural Affairs is financing work to stabilize the crumbling masonry to the tune of $410,000. The Hackney family (owners of the property) and the citizens group Friends of Senneville are petitioning Parks Canada to purchase the fort and turn it into a National Historic Site.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 6/16/2021 8:11 PM.
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on Jun 16 21 at 20:11, Emperor Wang validated this location on Jun 16 21 at 20:10, Emperor Wang changed the following: Notes for Mods, History on Jun 20 11 at 8:29, Steed validated this location on Jun 19 11 at 20:31, CyenS added some pictures to a gallery on Jun 19 11 at 20:29, CyenS added some pictures to a gallery on Jun 19 11 at 20:23, CyenS updated gallery Fort Le ber 2011 on Jun 19 11 at 20:23, CyenS updated gallery Fort Le ber 2011 on Jun 19 11 at 20:22, CyenS updated gallery Fort Le ber 2011 on Jun 19 11 at 20:22, CyenS created a new gallery on Jun 19 11 at 20:19, CyenS changed the following: Interesting Features, Security Measures, Description
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