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Garden City (La Ville Jardin) (Châteauguay)
An attempted residential development in the 1910s, located in the
northeast corner of Châteauguay. It was not successful.
Garden City (Huntingdon)
A residential area developed around the old WW2 Army barracks. It is
located on the west side of Rte 202, 0.25mi (0.4km) SE of the bridge.
(45.084N/74.169W)
Garden Island
An island in the Châteauguay River, north of the dam at Huntingdon.
Gardiner's Island
An island in the St-Lawrence off the St-Régis Indian Reserve. Exact
location is not known.?
Gardiner's Point
A point on the St-Lawrence River south shore at Dundee. Likely an early
name for Fraser's Point or a point closeby.
Gardner's Creek
A tributary on the west side of the Châteauguay River, 0.4mi (0.7km) SW
of the Turcot Bridge at Georgetown. (45.196N/73.873W)
Gare de <xxxx>, La
French for Station. See also: <xxxx> Station.
Garland
A hamlet on the Black River, 2.9m (4.6km) WSW of St-Chrysostome Village.
(45.082N/73.816W)
Garland Post Office
The Garland Post Office operated from 1882 until 1913.
Gasparine
A hamlet that was located 1.9mi (3.1km) ENE of
Ste-Clothilde-de-Châteauguay on the Montée Pion, 1.1mi (1.8km) SW of the
Chemin de la Rivière. (45.172N/73.642W)
Gasparine Post Office
The Gasparine Post Office operated from 1887 until 1914. Prior to that,
it was named Ste-Clothilde-de-Châteauguay Post Office. The Ste-Clothilde
Post name was then moved to the present day
Ste-Clothilde-de-Châteauguay.
Gavin Bridge (Elgin)
A bridge across the Trout River at Kensington (Hendersonville).
(45.014N/74.303W) Named after Hugh Gavin who purchased the bridge in
1896. There was probably an older wooden bridge at this site but its
name is unknown at this time?.
Gentle-Welch Cemetery
A private cemetery located on the south side of Rte 202, 1.9mi (3.1km)
WSW of Franklin Centre. (45.022N/73.962W)
George's Mill
The original mill at Howick built by the Seigniory of Beauharnois in
early 1803.
George's Mill Domain
Land along the west side of the English River, reserved for a village
next to George's Mill at what became Howick Village.
Georgetown (George Town)
See: North Georgetown and South Georgetown. Named after Alexander
Ellice's son George. Sometimes written as two words.
Georgetown Cemetery
A protestant cemetery located beside the Georgetown Presbyterian Church
near Howick, at the junction of Rte 138 and Mill Road (Howick).
(45.198N/73.862W) First used in 1806.
Georgetown Concession
The range of lots on the west side of the English River from Howick
Village to Aubrey. (center 45.155N/73.835W)
Georgetown Bridge
See: Turcot Bridge.
Geraldine (Havelock)
A hamlet that was located on Covey Hill Road, west of the top of the
hill, at the corner of the Stevenson Sideroad (Montée Stevenson).
(45.017N/73.835W)
Geraldine Post Office
The Geraldine Post Office operated from 1876 until 1914.
Gervais, La Montée
A road running NE from Rang Double (St-Urbain), 1.6mi (2.6km) SE of
St-Urbain-Premier. It was called Montée Grande-Ligne at one time.
Gibson Corners (NY)
An old hamlet in northern New York State, located at the corner of
Clinton Mills Road and Bull Run Road, 5mi (8km) north of Ellenburg (NY).
(44.964N/73.825W)
Gilfillan Trail
An old road or trail that ran from the Stevenson Sideroad, between Rte
202 and Covey Hill Road (above where there is a jog in the road)
(45.030N/73.835W), east along the hill, through the jog in Rte 203 at
Waddell's and on to the "flat rock area at Vincent's" on Rte 202, east
of Havelock Corners. It served a number of houses that were built along
the path on the expectation that the trail would become a regular road
(it didn't). It was probably named after James Gilfillan or his family
who were early settlers on Covey Hill.
Gilmore Sideroad (Elgin)
A road running from the Third Concession Road at Glenelm, 1.5mi (2.5km)
west of Athelstan, NW to the Athelstan Road (Chemin Athelstan).
(45/046N/74.194W)
Gilvies Rapids
A rapids on the Chateauguay River near the Georgetown Church. Probably a
contraction of Ogilvie's, who owned a farm next to it. (45.199N/73.861W)
Girard (St-Blaise)
A hamlet that was located on 94th Avenue where the CNR rail line crosses
the road. Named after Thomas Girard, the first postmaster.
(45.179N/73.303W)
Girard Post Office
The Girard Post Office operated from 1889 until 1946. Prior to that, it
was called Mont St-Nicholas Post Office.
Girard Station
A railway station on the Grand Trunk rail line from St-Jean to Rouses
Point (NY). It was located on the Second Grand-Ligne Road where the rail
line crossed. (45.179N/73.303W) It was previously called St-Nicholas
Station.
Giroux Island
An island in the St-Lawrence River between Coteau Landing and
Grande-Île. (45.260N/74.188W) The Coteau Railway Bridge passes over it.
Giroux, Montée
A road running from Rte 202 at Corbin's Corners, 4.7mi (7.5km) west of
Hemmingford, north to the Cowan Road. (45.057N/73.686W) Named after
Albert Giroux, a resident.
glebe
A clergy reserve for the support of an individual church.
Glenelm (Elgin)
A hamlet on the Third Concession Road (Elgin), 1.5mi (2.5km) west of
Athelstan at the corner of the Gilmore Sideroad. (45.036N/74.205W)
Glenelm Post Office
The Glenelm Post Office operated from 1910 until 1968.
Godmanchester, Municipality of
A local administrative district created in 1845, consisting of the old
Township of Godmanchester and part of the Parish of St-Anicet. It was
part of the reform that replaced the first Municipal District of
Beauharnois created in 1841 and it in turn was replaced in 1847 with
another reform creating the Beauharnois District Council, Division
Numbers One and Two. In 1855, there was further reform when the Counties
were reborn. It was a confusing time.
Godmanchester Township (Canton de Godmanchester)
One of three townships in Huntingdon County created in the 1790s. It
comprised the area bounded on the northeast by the Seigniory of
Beauharnois, on the northwest by Lake St-Francis, on the southeast by
the Châteauguay and Trout River, on the south by the US border. (center
45.1N/74.25W) It was named after a town in Huntingdonshire in England.
Godmanchester Village
A village established in the early 1800s at the junction of the two
branches of the Laguerre River, about 2.6mi (4.3km) SE of the Lake
St-Francis shoreline. It is also 0.5mi (0,8km) west of the corner of
Chemin Rivière LaGuerre and Quesnel Sideroad. (45.119N/74.315W) Also
named La Guerre or La Guerre Village. It was largely flooded when the
lake level rose following the construction of dams at Valleyfield in
1849. The Godmanchester name showed on some old maps for the village of
Cazaville but I have not found any evidence that this was in common use.
Golden Sideroad (Hinchinbrooke)
A now abandoned road running from the First Concession Road
(Hinchinbrooke), just slightly east of the Rockburn Sideroad, south to
the US border. (45.004N/74.004W) The name may? have been a corruption of
Goldie, the family that had farms nearby. May also have been called
Montgomery Sideroad?.
gore
A general term meaning a triangular or irregular shaped area of land.
Gore, The (Hinchinbrooke)
A triangular area comprising the Seventh and Eighth (and maybe? the
Sixth) concessions in Hinchinbrooke Township, bounded by the Gowan Road
on the south, the Gore Road on the northwest and the Rockburn Sideroad
on the northeast. (45.05N/74.05W)
Gore Cemetery
A protestant cemetery located on Gore Road (Hinchinbrooke), 0.8mi
(1.3km) east of the junction with Rte 202. (45.020N/73.971W)
Gore Road (Hinchinbrooke)
A road serving the Gore Concessions in Hinchinbrooke. It runs from
Anderson's Corners on the Rockburn Sideroad, SW to Rte 202 and is 4.1mi
(6.6km) NW of Rockburn. (45.058N/74.074W)
Goundrey's Rapids
A rapids in the English River between Howick and Riverfield, 2.2mi
(3.5km) SSE of Howick. (45.158N/73.829W)
Gowan Road (Hinchinbrooke)
The first road north of Rockburn running from the Rockburn Sideroad,
west to Rte 202. (45.038N/74.033W)
Grace Church L'Acadie Anglican Cemetery
An old protestant cemetery in L'Acadie, located on Chemin Grande-Prê, a
short distance north of Chemin du Cloche. (45.316N/73.345W)
Grand-Bernier
A old hamlet 1.5mi (2.5km) west of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, close to the
junction of Rte 219 and Chemin du Grand-Bernier. (45.306N/73.293W) It is
now a built up part of St-Jean.
Grand-Bernier Post Office
The Grand-Bernier Post Office operated from 1907 until 1911 and again
from 1949 until 1958 when it became St-Jean Sub-station no 4.
Grande-Île, La (Maple Grove)
One of the St-Lawrence River islands in the Îles-de-la-Paix group
between Châteauguay and Beauharnois. It is located off Pointe-Hébert,
1mi (1.6km) NW of Maple Grove. (45.356N/73.860W) Previously named
Île-du-Large. Not to be confused with the really big Grande-Île at
Valleyfield.
Grande-Île, Municipalité de
A rural municipality on the north side of Grande-Île. (45.273N/74.131W)
Grande-Île (Valleyfield)
A large island in the St-Lawrence River at the east end of Lake
St-Francis. (45.28N/74.12W) It is now named Île-de-Salaberry. . Part of
the City of Valleyfield occupies the SW corner of the Island. Not to be
confused with the small Grande-Île at Maple Grove.
Grande-Île-aux-Erables
An old name for Île-de-Beaujeu.
Grand(e) Isle (Valleyfield)
An anglicized spelling for Grande-Île (Valleyfield). Not to be confused
with Grand Isle (Vermont),
Grande-Ligne
A hamlet in the Richelieu Valley, 6.7mi (10.7km) south of
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It is located at the corner of Montée Bernier and
Rue Principale, 1mi (1.6km) NW of St-Blaise-sur-Richelieu.
(45.220N/73.301W) It was the location of the Feller Institute, a private
school that disappeared in the early 1970s when the buildings burnt.
Grande-Ligne, Chemin de la (St-Urbain/St-Isidore)
A road running along the boundary of St-Urbain and St-Isidore, from Rang
St-Joseph (Ste-Martine) NE to Rte 207. (45.255N/73.733W)
Grande-Ligne Concession (Haut-Richelieu)
There are four Grande-Ligne Concessions on the west side of the
Richelieu River. 1st and 2nd Grande-Ligne are within the municipality of
St-Blaise-sur-Richelieu and the 3rd and 4th Grande-Ligne are within The
municipality of St-Valentin.
Grande-Ligne, Montée du (St-Urbain)
Originally a road that ran from the Chemin Double (St-Urbain), then
called Williams Road, NE along what is now known as Montée Gervais, past
the junction with the Petite Rang, then north to the boundary of the
Seigniory of Beauharnois with the Seigniory of Lasalle. From there, it
went roughly NE towards the St-Isidore area. Today the Montée
Grande-Ligne is Rte 207 from St-Urbain-Premier, running NE to the
boundary line with St-Isidore municipality. (45.226N/73.728W) Some maps
show the road along the boundary between St-Urbain and St-Isidore as
Montée Grande-Ligne but it is officially Chemin de Grande-Ligne
Grande Ligne Post Office
The Grande Ligne Post Office operated from 1855 until 1892 when it was
renamed Ste-Blaise. It was probably located at the Grande-Ligne Station.
The Grande-Ligne Post Office name was then applied to a new location,
probably west on the same road at the hamlet of Grande-Ligne, which
operated from 1894 until 1968.
Grande-Ligne Protestant Cemetery
A cemetery located at Grande-Ligne hamlet, 0.15mi (0.25km) SW of the
corner of Montée Bernier and Rue Principale. (45.219N/73.304W) It is
associated with the St-Blaise Baptist Church located a short distance
west.
Grande Ligne Station
A railway station on the Grand Trunk Railway line that runs between
St-Jean and Rouses Point. It was located on First Grande Ligne Road
where the rail line crossed. (45.211N/73.289W)
Grande Rivière du Sud
See: Rivière du Sud.
Grande Route
An old name for Le Grand Rang de Ste-Clothilde (part of Rte 209 where it
joins with Rte 205). It was also known as the Beechridge Road.
Grande-Savanne
An area on the Middle Road of Côte Noir (road from Longueuil to Chambly,
maybe the modern Chambly Road) about 5.5mi (9km) SE of Longueuil. See
also: Petite-Savanne on the same road.
Grand Isle (Vermont)
Grand Isle in Vermont has a number of meanings. It was the alternate
title of a Seigniory (officially known as the Seigniory of Pancalon)
granted in 1733 and including the "islands of Grande Isle, North and
South Hero". An old map from the 1800s shows it to be the name of what
is now called South Hero Island. It is also the name of a Village and a
Town(ship) on the north half of South Hero Island. It is also a
political county of Vermont taking in the area surrounding the islands
of North and South Hero, Lamotte and the peninsula called Alburg Tongue
in the north end of Lake Champlain. Not to be confused with the Grand(e)
Isle (Grande-Île) at Valleyfield.
Grand Marais, Le (Ste-Martine)
A low swampy area on the west side of the Châteauguay River, 1.5mi
(2.5km) north of the junction with the English River. (45.23N/73.83W)
Known locally as simply Le Marais, marais being the french for a marsh
or swamp. It is possible that in recent geologic time, the Châteauguay
River took a course through this area before finding an easier route to
the English at the present junction.
Grand Trunk Railway
A large Canadian railway company founded in the mid 1800s that acquired
or built most of the rail lines in SW Quebec. In 1923 it became a large
part of the consolidated national railway called Canadian National
Railways (CNR). See also: Canada Atlantic Railway, Montreal and
Champlain Junction Railway, Montreal and New York Railway and
Beauharnois Junction Railway.
Grand Trunk "Road"
A local name for a farm on the Fertile Creek (Jamestown) concession.
(45.114N/73.913W) It was very rocky and the stone was used on various
construction projects, possibly including Grand Trunk Railway structures
like bridge abutments.
Grant's Rapids
A rapids in the Châteauguay River, downstream from Allan's Corners near
Howick. It was located 1.2mi (2.0km) NW of Allan's Corners.
(45.175N/73.912W)
Gray's Mills
An old (c1812) name for Hogansburgh (NY).
Grenadier Island
An island in Lake St-Francis, 2.2mi (3.5km) NE of Port-Lewis.
(45.198N/74.257W)
Grosse-Pointe
A point on the north side of the west end entrance to the (New)
Beauharnois Power Canal. (45.243N/73.162W)
Gulf (Le Gouffre)
A very deep lake with high rocky sides, located on the US/Canada border
south of the top of Covey Hill. (45.003N/73.790W) It is fed by water
from Gulf Lake, a short distance to the northwest. Local lore has it as
bottomless. It is most likely an artifact of the last ice age, a sink
hole formed by falling melt water from the glacier that covered the
whole northern half of the continent. Also called Covey Hill Gulf.
Gulf Creek (Stream)(Ruisseau du Gouffre)
A stream leading from the Covey Hill Gulf and merging with Allen Brook
near Covey Hill Corners. (45.015N/73.766W)
Gulf Lake
A lake on the south side of Covey Hill that feeds water into Covey Hill
Gulf. It is located 2.8mi (4.5km) WSW of Covey Hill Corners.
(45.006N/73.811W)
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