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The lumber industry continued to drive the growth of Fort-Coulonge in the 1890s and early 20th century. The many logging camps in the Ottawa Valley created a big demand for accommodation in the town; by the 1890s there were at least 5 hotels. The town's mills produced thousands of feet of cut lumber,
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This was the impetus that led to permanent settlement and the formation of the village. Two year later in 1845, the mission of Saint-Pierre-de-Fort-Coulonge was established, followed by the Presbyterian parish of St. Andrews in 1863. Its post office opened in 1853. By the mid 1860s, the town had a
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mentions Nicholas d'Ailleboust de Manthet, who wintered in that location in 1694; Elizabeth Browne Losey says it was founded by the d'Ailleboust family 'as early as 1650'. With the fall of
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In the late 17th century the site was occupied, perhaps intermittently, by members of the d'Ailleboust family, who used "sieur de Coulonge" as a title. Accounts differ: the
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The trading post became the village of Fort-Coulonge situated several kilometres down river, when in 1843, the region's first sawmill was built by
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reached Fort-Coulonge. Fort-Coulonge became a municipality in 1888 when it separated from the Township Municipality of Mansfield.
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The first wooden chapel was built in 1873. It was destroyed by fire and replaced by a brick church in 1884. In 1886, the
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took over in 1821 it continued to be supplied from Montreal. Until 1828 it was the head trading post on the
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In passenger rail service to Fort-Coulonge ended in 1958, and cargo traffic ended in 1977.
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Elizabeth Browne Losey, "Let Them be Remembered:The Story of the Fur Trade Forts", 1999.
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total private dwellings, a change of -8.4% from its 2016 population of
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Fort-Coulonge, Quebec
Village municipality
Rue Principale in Fort-Coulonge
Location within Pontiac RCM
Fort-Coulonge is located in Western Quebec
45°51′N 76°44′W / 45.850°N 76.733°W / 45.850; -76.733
Province
Quebec
Region
Outaouais
RCM
Pontiac
Federal riding
Pontiac
Prov. riding
Pontiac
Time zone
UTC−05:00
EST
DST
UTC−04:00
Postal code(s)
J0X 1V0
Area code
819
Pontiac Regional County Municipality
Quebec
Coulonge River
francophone
anglophone

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