The La Bataille Post Office operated from 1907 until 1914.
It was located in St-Luc Municipality (St-Jean County) on
Rte 104, 6mi (9.6km) NW of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and
1.6mi (2.5km) ESE of the bridge over the L'Acadie River.
(45.370N/73.339W)
Laberge
A hamlet on the west side of the Châteauguay River,
north of the Beauce Road bridge, 2.5mi (4km) north of
Ste-Martine. (45.287N/73.804W)
Laberge Post Office
The Laberge Post Office operated from 1877 until 1915.
L'Acadie (St-Jean)
A village in St-Jean County, 4.2mi (6.8km) west of
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu. (45.315N/73.344W) It was called
Blairfindie in the old times (c1830s). It merged with
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and several other towns in 2000.
L'Acadie Cemetery
The main one is located on the NE side of the corner of
Chemin de Grande-Pre and Chemin du Cloche. It is probably a
Catholic cemetery?. (45.317N/73.344W) There is a second cemetery
a short distance to the west next to the river. Its identity is
unknown?. (45.316N/73.349W)
L'Acadie County (c1831)
A county on the west side of the Richelieu River, including
the old Seigniories of Lacolle, DeLéry and the Sherrington
"Township" area.
L'Acadie Post Office
The L'Acadie Post Office has been in operation since
1837.
L'Acadie River (Rivière L'Acadie)
A tributary of the Richelieu River with its source near the
east side of Hemmingford Village (where it used to be called the
Little Montreal River). (45.038N/73.558W) It runs north through
Napierville and L'Acadie to its mouth at Chambly Basin, 1.8mi
(3.0km) north of Chambly. (45.476N/73.287W)
L'Acadie Station
There are two L'Acadie Stations on the north side of L'Acadie
Village. The first is located on the Canadian Pacific Railway
line where it crosses Chemin Grand-Pre, 0.5mi (0.8km) north of
the village. (45.321N/73.343W)
The second L'Acadie Station is located on the Canadian National
Railway line where it crosses the Chemin Grand-Pre, 2.7mi (4.3km)
NNW of L'Acadie Village. (45.353N/73.363W)
L'Acadie Station Post Office
The L'Acadie Station Post Office operated from 1863 to 1865
and from 1905 until 1915. Which L'Acadie Station it operated
from is unknown? but is likely the CNR station since it is
further from town.
Lacasse Road (Hemmingford)
A now largely abandoned road that ran from the old, cut-off
part of Rte 219, 2.4mi (3.8km) north of Hemmingford
Village, east to the jog in the Napper Road. (45.080N/73.571W) It
was locally known as the East Road.
Lachine (La Chine)
A city on the south side of Montréal Island, north of
the Lachine Rapids. (45.44N/73.68W) Named by the early explorers
who were searching for a way to China (La Chine in french). On
several old maps, Lachine was shown as the area east of the
Lachine Canal, now called Lasalle. The present Lachine was then
called Upper Lachine.
Lachine Canal
A navigation canal running from Montréal harbour,
north of the Victoria Bridge, to Lachine. It bypassed the Lachine
Rapids.
Lachine and Province Line Railway
The name of the railway that passes through Napierville,
according to the Belden Atlas 1881. The name resembles the
Province line Branch of the Montreal and New York Railway which
ran from Caughnawaga (and Lachine via ferry) through Hemmingford
to Plattsburgh. It may? be a mistake as the actual name for the
Napierville rail line is the Napierville Junction Railway.
Lachine Railway Bridge
The CPR railway bridge that crosses the St-Lawrence River
between Kahnawake and Lachine, on the upstream side of the
Lachine Rapids. (45.420N/73.660W)
Lachine Rapids
A large section of rapids in the St-Lawrence River, between
the Island of Montréal and the Kahnawake Indian Reserve.
(45.41N/73.62W) An old name was Sault St-Louis.
La cole
A name applied to the mouth of the Lacolle River by Samuel de
Champlain in 1609. It is french for 'neck of a bottle' and is
the base for the placename Lacolle. Another, alleged source of
the Lacolle name is the french word Colle meaning glue or paste,
supposedly because of the difficulties encountered by small boats
navigating its surface. This sounds pretty stretched!
Lacolle
A town in St-Jean County, located on Rte 221 at
the corner of Montée Van Vliet, 5mi (8km) north of the US
border and 2.7mi (4.3km) west of the Richelieu River.
(45.083N/73.371W)
Lacolle Catholic Cemetery
A catholic cemetery in Lacolle, located 0.2mi (0.3km) NW of
the corner of Rte 221 and Montée
Dupuis?.
Lacolle Junction
The previous name of Cantic railway junction.
Lacolle Mill
A mill on the Lacolle River, on the ESE side of Lacolle
Village, close to the present village of
Notre-Dame-de-Mont-Carmel. (45.069N/73.343W) The
mill operated from before 1766 until well into the 1800s.
Lacolle, Municipalité de
A local administrative district created in 1845, consisting
of the Seigniory of Lacolle?. It was part of the reform that
replaced the first Municipal Districts created in 1841 and it in
turn was replaced in 1847 with another reform. In 1855, there
was further reform when the Counties were reborn. It was a
confusing time.
Lacolle Post Office
The Lacolle Post Office has been in operation since
1832.
Lacolle River
A river in the southern part of St-Jean County. Its source
is on the east side of Hemmingford Township between Hallerton and
Rte 202. It flows east to its mouth on the north
side of the Richelieu Bridge at Notre-Dame-de-Mont-Carmel
(Cantic). (45.067N/73.331W)
Lacolle Station
A railway station on the Napierville Junction Railway line,
located in the town of Lacolle on Rue Ste-Marie.
(45.082N/73.370W)
Lacolle Station (Grand Trunk)
An old railway station on the Champlain and St-Lawrence
Railroad (Champlain Division of the Grand Trunk Railroad) line.
According to the Belden Atlas in 1881, it was located 2 miles
northeast of Lacolle Village at that time. Depending on where
the village was located at that time, that could place it in the
area near the corner of Rang Pir Vir and Montée Hay, about
2mi (3.2km) north of Cantic (Notre-Dame-de-Mont-Carmel).
(45.098N/73.334W)
Lacolle Station Post Office
The Lacolle Station Post Office operated from 1903 until
1918.
LaFourche
The point at the junction of the Châteauguay and
English Rivers, 2.1mi (3.3km) north of Howick Village.
(45.214N/73.837W) Named after the french for 'fork'. Later
named Logan's Point.
LaFourche, Village de
An old french name for the Village of Howick on the English
River. Named after the french name for the fork between the
Châteauguay and English Rivers, 2.1mi (3.3km) to the
north.
LaFourche Post Office
The LaFourche Post Office operated from 1911 to 1914 at a
location somewhere? in the Laprairie-Napierville Federal
Electoral District. Not to be confused with the LaFourche that
became Howick.
LaGuerre (Village)(Godmanchester/St-Anicet)
A village in Godmanchester (now St-Anicet) at the junction of
the East and West branches of the Laguerre River. It was located
0.6mi (1km) NW of the junction of the Chemin
Rivière-à-laGuerre and the Quesnel Sideroad.
(45.119N/74.315W) It was also known as Godmanchester Village.
The village declined rapidly after 1849 when the lake water level
rose as a result of the Old Beauharnois Canal and flooded much of
the area.
La Guerre Post Office
The La Guerre Post Office operated from 1842 until 1915.
Laguerre Cemetery
A protestant cemetery located beside the Calvin Presbyterian
Church at LaGuerre. See: Calvin Presbyterian Cemetery.
LaGuerre River (Rivière La Guerre)
A river in St-Anicet Parish with its mouth in Baie St-Anicet
on Lake St-Francis, 0.7mi (1.1km) NE of St-Anicet Village.
(45.147N/74.352W) It splits into two branches, East and West, at
the LaGuerre Village. (45.119N/74.315W) It was named after
François Benoit dit Laguerre.
Laguerre Road
An early road that ran from Laguerre (village) back to
Huntingdon area. It probably followed roughly the path of todays
Quesnel Sideroad from Laguerre to the Ridge Road and possibly all
the way to the Trout River. Not to be confused with the modern
Chemin Rivière de La Guerre (St-Anicet).
Laird's Settlement
An early settlement centered on the Fourth Concession
(Godmanchester) now called the Back Ridge and Teafield Roads,
near the corner of the Plank Road. (45.10N/74.22W) Named after
James Laird, an early settler.
Lake Champlain Division (Grand Trunk
Railway)
A subsequent name for the Champlain and St-Lawrence Railroad,
Canada's first railroad.
Lakefield
The old lake in the Cranberry Marsh, located east of
Napierville. It has now disappeared when the marsh was
drained.
Lake Front (St-Anicet)
The lots along the Lake St-Francis shore line in St-Anicet.
This gets a little confusing. The lots here were very long and
narrow. Some as long as 2 mi (3.2km). As a result, the First
Range (Godmanchester) was settled on both ends. Sellar referred
to the northern lakeshore settlement as Lake Front Concession and
the rear settlers as First Range-Dundee Road but officially it
was all the First Range (Godmanchester). It included the area on
the east end, known as the Dalhousie Settlement and the area on
west side of the La Guerre Village known as the Scotch Ridge or
Highland Ridge. The First Range (Godmanchester) became the First
Range (St-Anicet) when that municipality was created. Also known
as the Lakeshore (St-Anicet or Godmanchester).
Lake St-Francis
A large lake in the St-Lawrence River, between
Grande-Île (Valleyfield) and the Ontario border, on the
northwest side of Huntingdon County.
Lake St-Louis
A large lake in the St-Lawrence River, on the south side of
the western end of the Island of Montréal (West Island).
It covers from Lachine and Kahnawake to Point-des-Cascades and
Melocheville.
Lake St-Louis and Province Line Railway
The first name for the Montreal and New York Railway. The
company was reorganized under the new name in 1851.
Lake Shore (Châteauguay)
Probably? the shore of Lake St-Louis, west of
Châteauguay.
Lambton Street (Howick)
The main street in Howick, nearest the river.
(45.185N/73.847W) Locally called Front Street. It was named after
John George Lambton, Lord Durham, Govenor General in 1838 and
author of the Durham Report into the Rebellions of 1837-8.
Lancaster, ON
A town on the north shore of the St-Lawrence River in
Ontario, north of Dundee and due west of St-Anicet.
(45.135N/74.490W)
Lanctot Post Office
The Lanctot Post Office operated from 1907 until 1912 when it
changed name to the DeLéry Post Office. It was located
1.5mi (2.4km) SSW of St-Jacques-le-Mineur on Rte
217, at the corner of Montée Langevin.
Land o'Cakes
The SW end of the Third and Fourth Ranges (Botreaux Range) in
Jamestown region in the Seigniory of Beauharnois SW of the
present Village of Ormstown. (45.08N/74.00W) It was used as
bushlots for firewood by the early settlers in the region.
Origin of unusual name is unknown?
Landreville
A hamlet located 3.6mi (5.7km) NW of Ormstown, at the
junction of Rte 201 and Rang du Cinq (Rang 5).
(45.164N/74.039W) Originally in Ormstown region of the Seigniory
of Beauharnois, it is now at the border of St-Louis-de-Gonzague
and St-Stanislas-de-Koska.
Landreville Post Office
The Landreville Post Office operated from 1874 until
1915.
Languedoc Mills (Hemmingford)
An older name for Nesbitt's Mill on the English River in
Hemmingford Township. See: Nesbitt's Mill.
Languedoc Mills (St-Édouard)
A mill that was located on the Rivière la Tortue,
1.5mi (2.4km) NNE of St-Édouard. (45.265N/73.491W)
LaPierre River
It is mentioned early in Sellar's history but its location is
vague beyond "opposite the sault". It could mean the
Rivière St-Pierre flowing into the St-Lawrence near
Ste-Catherine opposite the Lachine Rapids (Sault St-Louis in old
french). Or possibly? a river on the island of Montréal
flowing into the St-Lawrence opposite Sault-St-Louis (the Jesuit
Mission to the Mohawks at Kahnawake).
Lapigeonniere
The old name for St-Michel-de-Napierville.
La Pigeonniere Station
A station on the Province Line Branch of the Montreal and New
York Rail line between Caughnawaga and Plattsburgh (NY), via
Hemmingford. (45.209N/73.589W) It was renamed St-Michel Station
and is shown as "Le Depot" on a modern map.
Lapigeonniere Post Office
The Lapigeonniere Post Office operated from 1854 until 1880
when it changed its name to St-Michel-de-Napierville.
Laprairie (La Prairie)
A city on the southeast shore of the St-Lawrence River,
opposite Verdun on the Island of Montréal. The earliest
reference to Laprairie gave its name as
La-Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine, which was both the name of an early
catholic mission and the name of the seigniory. The Parish of
Laprairie was created in 1845, the Village of Laprairie was
incorporated in 1846 and incorporated as a Town in 1909.
Laprairie County
A county created in 1829, comprising the old Seigniories of
Châteauguay, Sault St-Louis, Lasalle, and
Laprairie-de-la-Magdelaine. It disappeared in the reforms of the
early 1840s to reappear again in 1853 in a different shape. Then
it comprised the Seigniories of Sault-St-Louis,
Laprairie-de-la-Magdelaine, and parts of Lasalle and
Châteauguay. The Parishs and municipalities included were
Laprairie, St-Philippe, St-Jacques-le-Mineur, St-Isidore,
St-Constant and Sault St-Louis (Kahnawake).
Laprairie Basin
The enlarged area of the St-Lawrence River between Laprairie
and Verdun.
La Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine
The earliest name for Laprairie and the name of a seigniory
stretching east from the river at Laprairie. Sometimes spelt
Magdelaine.
Laprairie-Hemmingford Road (Hemmingford)
An earlier name for Frontier Street (Rte 219) or
Main Street in Hemmingford Village.
Laprairie Post Office
The Laprairie Post Office has been in operation since
1832.
L'Artifice
A hamlet on the Black River, 4.6mi (7.4km) WSW of
St-Chrysostome. It was located at the junction of Rte
209, Chemin de l'Artifice and Montée Gervais.
(45.075N/73.851W)
L'Artifice Post Office
The L'Artifice Post Office was in operation from 1900 until
1913.
La Salle
A city on the Island of Montréal, east of Lachine and
on the east side of the Mercier Bridge. (45.43N/73.62W) On an old
map, Lasalle was called Lachine and the area now called Lachine
was called Upper Lachine. It was named for Rene-Robert Cavelier,
Sieur de la Salle, early french explorer.
La Savane (St-Bernard-de-Lacolle)
A name of a vague area shown on a modern topo map
(45.120N/73.446W) The meaning of this name is unknown? although
according to a dictionary, savane is a french-Canadian word for
swamp.
LaSavanne
Mentioned in an article on the history of Lacolle, that the
owner of Seigniory of Lacolle also owned land in LaSavanne. A
modern map has the label La Savane in the area north of
Henrysburg and east of Autoroute 15 with no reference to its
meaning. An 1831 map shows Petite-Savanne and Grande-Savanne
along the Middle Road of Côte Noir (road from Longueuil to
Chambly, maybe the modern Chambly Road) east of Longueuil.
According to a dictionary, savane is a french-Canadian word for
swamp. These are the only references to that name found in
research so far.
Latham
An old name for Sherrington Village.
La Tortue
This one is a problem. Tortue is french for tortoise. It was
named after the Mohawk Tortoise clan that lived in the area
during the period 1667-1675. There are at least 4 explanations
for the location of La Tortue. The only common denominator is
that they are all situated on the La Tortue River.
The old name for St-Edwards
(St-Édouard-de-Napierville) Sellar mentions a contract to
cut a 9 mile long road "from La Tortue to the Hemmingford Line"
presumeably meaning the northern boundry of Hemmingford Township.
St-Édouard is 8.6mi by road from the present Hemmingford
northeast boundry. (St-Mathieu is 13mi and Delson is 17mi)
The old name for St-Mathieu-de-Laprairie. This is supported
by the Postal Archives that states that the La Tortue Post Office
changed its name to St-Mathieu-de-Laprairie in 1919. Bouchette's
1825 topo map shows La Tortue as about 6-7mi from the St-Lawrence
River. St-Mathieu is 6mi whereas Delson is less than 2mi and
St-Édouard is 11mi. An 1867 Eastern Townships map also
shows it at St-Mathieu.
A location 1.1mi (1.7km) north of St-Mathieu-de-Laprairie
shown on an 1831 map, where the road from St-Philippe meets the
LaTortue River.
The old name for Delson. This is supported by the existance
of La Tortue Station at the Delson Station railway junction. A
badly distorted 1815 British military map shows La Tortue Mills a
short distance above a fork in the river and there is a split in
the Tortue River a short distance south of Delson. On the other
hand, the map shows it halfway between the US border and the
St-Lawrence River which would be grossly misplaced for Delson.
Sellar recounts one settler's statement that the La Tortue mill
was near Caughnawaga. A historical journal article describes the
mill at La Tortue as being "on the St-Lawrence at the Lachine
Rapids". Another article refers to "La Tortue, near LaPrairie".
The possibility that all four places were called "La Tortue"
by various people at various times on account of their being
located on the La Tortue River.
La Tortue Mills
The original name for the Seigniory Mill at La Tortue
(wherever that location was).
La Tortue Post Office
The La Tortue Post Office was in operation from 1871 until
1872 and from 1910 until 1919 when it changed its name to
St-Mathieu-de-Laprairie.
La Tortue River
A tributary of the St-Lawrence River with its mouth at the
old hamlet of Baurette, north of Delson (45.402N/73.536W) and its
source in the area east of St-Rémi.
La Tortue Road
The name of the stretch of old Route 3 that ran along the
shore of the St-Lawrence River from Caughnawaga (Kahnawake) to
Laprairie via Baurette (north of Delson) at the mouth of the La
Tortue River.
La Tortue Station
A railway station on the CNR rail line, 0.6mi (1km) NE of the
junction at Delson Station. (45.374N/73.537W)
Lavallee Road (Hemmingford)
A road that runs between the east end of the Hurley Road to
Rte 219. (45.066N/73.612W) It was previously named
the Somerville Road. Named after Moise Lavallee, a local
farmer.
Lavigne City
A local name for Village St-Pierre
(Très-St-Sacrement). Named after an early resident,
Pierre Bourcier dit Lavigne. See also: Slabtown, Slab City,
Cairnside.
Leahy Range
Probably the part of the Third Concession
(Godmanchester/St-Anicet) running between the Quesnel Sideroad
and the Cazaville Sideroad. (45.08N/74.32W) The Chemin Leahy
(Leahy Road) is a crooked road running through the middle of that
part of the concession. (45.085N/74.307W)
Leavy Sideroad
A road running southeast from Rte 209, 2.4mi
(3.8km) NE of St-Chrysostome. It may also be called
Montée Mercier.
Lee's Corner(s)
A hamlet that was located at the junction of the Ridge Road
(Godmanchester) and Cazaville Sideroad (Montée Cazaville).
(45.055N/74.335W) Previously named Kilbain or Kilbain
Corners.
Le Portage
First name for Dewittville. Named after the particularly
severe rapids in the Châteauguay River at that point, that
caused a long portage for all river traffic.
Léry, Ville de
A town on the shore of the St-Lawrence River and Lake
St-Louis, located 3.2mi (5.1km) WSW of Chateaugauy and 5.1mi
(8.2km) NW of Beauharnois. (45.345N/73.806W) Some maps show it as
"De Léry" which is probably a corruption of Ville de
Léry. Not to be confused with the De Léry Post
Office near St-Jacques-le-Mineur or the Seigniory of
DeLéry, that was north of the Seigniory of Lacolle.
Les-Coteaux
Modern name for the merged towns of Coteau Landing and Coteau
Station.
Levington Point
An older name for Pointe-Breezy.
Lignes de <xxxx>
French for Lines or customs ports. See: <xxxx>
Lines.
Line(s)
A general term for a boundry line whether the US Border
(Province Line), a border crossing point (Trout River Lines) or a
boundry with an adjoining township or county (Sherrington
Line).
Line, The (Hemmingford)
A local name for Province Line on the rail line from
Hemmingford to Mooers (NY),
Little Bangall
See: Bangall.
Little Jamestown
Another old name for the Outarde Concession (Jamestown) on
the south side of the Outarde River.
Little Marsh Island
A small marsh or swamp island in Dundee, located 2.7mi
(4.4km) north of Dundee Village, 0.6mi (1km) east of the mouth of
the Salmon River. (45.039N/74.514W)
Little Montreal River
A tributary of the Richelieu River, now called the L'Acadie
River, with its source near the east side of Hemmingford Village.
(45.038N/73.558W) It runs north through Napierville and L'Acadie
to its mouth at Chambly Basin, 1.8mi (3.0km) north of Chambly.
(45.476N/73.287W)
Little River of the South
(Petite-Rivière-du-Sud)
A tributary on the east side of the Richelieu River with its
mouth near Ile-aux-Noix. Some authors designated it as the first
name of the Richelieu River, as named by Samuel de Champlain in
1609. This was probably a mis-interpretation.
Logan's Point
The point at the junction of the Châteauguay and
English Rivers, 2.1mi (3.3km) north of Howick Village.
(45.214N/73.837W) Named after Alex Logan, an early settler.
First called Indian Point and later LaFourche (french for
'fork').
Long Island
An early (c1805) name for Grande-Île
(Valleyfield).
Long Sault Road (Hemmingford)
An old name for the Moore Road that runs between the east end
of the Hurley Road and Rte 219, north of
Hemmingford.
Long Rapids
The first name (before 1824) for Huntingdon Village, named on
acoount of the 1/2 mile long stretch of rapids in the
Châteauguay River at that location. It was renamed Bowron
Village in 1824 and subsequently Huntingdon Village and
Town.
Lost Nation (Hinchinbrooke)
A settlement located between the SW end of the Boyd
Settlement and the Châteauguay River. (45.06N/74.17W) Named
by the early settlers on account of the buried large cedar stumps
and roots, suggesting an earlier settlement then
disappeared.
Lost Nation Road (Hinchinbrooke)
The somewhat crooked or curved road running from Rte
202, just north of the Outarde River, SW to the Athelstan
Road (Chemin Athelstan), 0.6mi (1km) north of Athelstan Village.
(45.058N/74.153W)
Lovell Creek
An early name for Martin Creek that runs through the middle
of Ormstown Village. Named after Robert Lovell, who owned a farm
beside it.
Lower Bridge (Huntingdon)
A local name for the main bridge across the Châteauguay
River, below the rapids and near the dam at Huntingdon, that was
the first bridge built and is now a concrete bridge carrying
Rte 202. (45.087N/74.172W)
Lower Canada
The name for Quebec when Canada was reorganized with the
Constitutional Act in 1791. It was replaced in 1840 by the Canada
East section of a united Canada following the Act of Union. In
1867, following confederation, it became Quebec Province of the
Dominion of Canada.
Lower Ormstown Concession
The northeast halves of Ranges 2 and 3 of the Ormstown region
of the Seigniory of Beauharnois (45.16N/73.98W) and the road that
ran between them. (45.153N/73.994W) It runs from Rte
202 at Tatehurst, (1.6mi (2.6km) NW of Ormstown) NE to
Rang 40 (St-Louis).
Lower Tullochgorum
An old name for that section of Tullochgorum Concession in
the South Georgetown region (Ranges 2 and 3 (South Georgetown))
of the Seigniory of Beauharnois. Compare with Upper Tullochgorum
which was the extension of the same concession in Jamestown
region.
Lower Village (Ste-Martine)
An old name for Primeauville and north end of Ste-Martine
Village, from the rapids with its mills to the Beauce Road.
Low Street (Huntingdon)
The old name for Hunter Street in Huntingdon Village.
(45.084N/74.176W)