Quebec City
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One of the oldest cities in North America, it was founded in the early seventeenth century.
Quebec City is largely French-speaking.
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Gen. Richard Montgomery at Quebec City, from an 1865 history.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
"People feel like they're drinking the wild Canadian forest," says Yannick Leclerc of Maple3, a producer of maple water drinks, based in Quebec City.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
“French Girl” is a love triangle farce that’s mostly set in Quebec City but takes place on Planet Rom-com where bipedal characters act out in ways that rarely resemble human behavior.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
Bettman said expansion is not something that is “front-burner” at this time despite getting regular interest from Quebec City, Atlanta, Houston and Salt Lake City.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Between the high cliff and the river front, not far from the market place of Quebec City to-day, workmen began clearing the woods for the site of the French habitation.
From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
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