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Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site
- Address : 10 000, boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières (Québec) G9C 1B1
- Phone number : 819-378-5116
- Fax : 819-378-0887
- Email : reservations.forges@pc.gc.ca
- Website : http://www.pc.gc.ca/forges
Overview
The Forges du Saint-Maurice was the centre of Canada’s first iron-making industry. For 150 years, the Forges produced iron and cast iron products for military and domestic use. Visit the Grande Maison and the blast furnace, and learn how the industrial community developed. Don’t miss the many archaeological remains in this richly historic place!
- Pricing applies
- Bus Parking
- Parking available
- Rest area or picnic
- Access for the Disabled
Opening times
- Open in summer, From June 24 to September 2, open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Last admission 4:30 pm
Timetable Period
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Permanent Exhibitions
Grande Maison
Inside the Grande Maison a combination store and ironmasters’ house–discover a museum and a multimedia show featuring a giant scale model and a most intriguing community. Thanks to new technologies, the Forges village comes to life again!
The blast furnace
In the blast furnace, the primary production centre, see how cast iron was made in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Temporary exhibitions
The end of a village ... the beginning of a historic site
The death of Canada's first industrial village was not so much an ending as the beginning of a whole new chapter in a captivating story—the birth of a historic site. Timeless images tell the tale of the Forges du Saint-Maurice and the historic site that proudly bears the same name.
26th June until 6th September 2010
