The cross in Mount Royal Park in Montreal was erected in 1643 to commemorate this.
- 200th anniversary of Columbus’ landing
- Birth of first baby in Montreal
- City surviving the flood of 1642
- Founding of Montreal’s first mission
The cross in Mount Royal Park in Montreal was erected in 1643 to commemorate this.
City surviving the flood of 1642. City founder Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve prayed the flood would spare the city. It did and a few days later, de Maisonneuve erected a wooden cross on the top of the hill. It was replaced by a hundred foot metal cross in 1924.