Parc Samuel-Holland / Samuel Holland Park

Parc Samuel-Holland / Samuel Holland Park (HM2BDC)

Location: Québec, Québec G1S Communauté-Urbaine-de-Québec
Country: Canada
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N 46° 47.725', W 71° 15.156'

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Ce terrain a été donné à la
Ville de Québec
pour y aménager un
parc public en mémoire du
major Samuel Holland, soldat,
arpenteur-géomètre et cartographe,
et da sa femme Marie-Josephte Rolet
et leur famille
qui habitèrent à cet endroit
de 1779 à 1801.
Samuel Holland, né Samuel Jan Holandt,
à Nijmegan, Pays-Bas, en 1728,
est venu en Amérique du Nord avec
le 60e Régiment de fantassins en 1756.
Il a servi à Ticondéroga, Louisbourg
et Québec.
Il a dressé une carte
due bas Saint-Laurent
en compagne du Capitaine James Cook
en 1758 et fut le premier à occuper
le poste d'Arpenteur général du Canada.
Il fut membre du premier Conseil
de Québec.
Il est décédé à Québec en 1801.
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This land was given
to the City of Quebec
to create
a public park in memory of
Major Samuel Holland, so[l]dier,
surveyor, map maker,
and his wife, Marie-Josephte Rolet
and their family
who lived on this site
from 1779 to 1801.
Samuel Holland, born Samuel Jan Holandt
in Nijmeg[e]n, Netherlands in 1728,
arrived in North America with
the 60th Regiment [of] Foot, in 1756,
served



at Ticonderoga,
Louisbourg and Quebec.
He charted the Lower St. Lawrence River
in the company of Capt. James Cook,
in 1758, and was appointed the first
Surveyor General of Canada
and a member of
the first Legislative Council
of Quebec.
He died in Quebec in 1801.
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HM NumberHM2BDC
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Year Placed1984
Placed ByLa Ville de Québec
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Date Added Saturday, September 15th, 2018 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 328094 N 5184893
Decimal Degrees46.79541667, -71.25260000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 47.725', W 71° 15.156'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 47' 43.5" N, 71° 15' 9.36" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1300 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec Québec G1S, CA
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