Directory of the City of Kingston
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Excerpt from Directory of the City of Kingston: With Villages of Barriefield, Portsmouth Cataraqui, and Towns of Gananoque Napanee, for 1873-4 In submitting our Directory of the City of Kingston we insert some remarks of an historical and explanatory nature, by way of an introduction. Perhaps no where else could we find such a task more agreeable, or the material for composition more abundantly supplied. Frequently while gathering the information contained in these pages have we been reminded of the fact that we are treading classical ground of our young Dominion. On every hand were evidences of an anterior history, the events of which reach back to the very threshold of civilized efforts in the New World, and call to mind many of the stirring scenes of that remote period. Where now stands the City, with her stately edifices and busy marts, was a favorite rendevous of the Indians long before the venturesome spirit of the white-man had even dreamed of this Western Continent. Here upon the low, wooded shores of the beautiful Cataraqui Bay, and the gentle elevations of the points opposite, the proud Aborigines gathered their dusky ranks for council and warlike preparations, ages before the French penetrated the savage grandeur that reigned almost unbroken along the mighty St. Lawrence River and the picturesque Bay of Quinte. The first European to visit this locality of whom we have any account, was M. de Courselles, who, in 1672, ascended the river direct from Montreal, and met his Indian allies in a grand Council for negotiations. Impressed with the view that met his gaze on every hand, and convinced of the strategic importance of the situation, the wily Frenchman immediately sought permission to erect a wooden fort and trading post. This permission was granted, but Courselles being soon after recalled, the work of completion was entrusted to his successor, the energetic Count de Frontenac, after whom it was named: and who is still honored in the name of the County, The Indians called the fort built by the French "Ca laraque," a word signifying, in their language, "a place of great strength." Subsequently it was rendered "Cataraqui," and in this form the name is retained, as applied to the small river that flows into the Bay at its eastern projection, and also to a ward of the city, street, &c. Without attempting to follow the successive chain of incidents that connect this place with each succeeding era of our history, we may mention it was from this point the expedition started, under La Salle, in 1678, which ultimately discovered and traced the great Mississippi River to its mouth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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