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Auberge Le Saint-Gabriel

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Auberge Le Saint-Gabriel (Auberge Saint-Gabriel) is located in Old Montreal, Canada, and was the first establishment to have an alcohol license issued in 1754 as stated by Lesley Chesterman from the Gazette Montreal “...granted the first liquor licence under British rule"(Lesley Chesterman). Established in 1754 this historic landmark still stands to this day as a tourist destination updated with a refined French cuisine restaurant. To add on, it is also allegedly haunted by the ghost of a 19th-century girl who died in a building fire.

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Auberge Le Saint-Gabriel
Rue de la Commune Est, Montreal Ville-Marie

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N 45.51 ° E -73.55 °
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Rue de la Commune Est 17
H2L 5C1 Montreal, Ville-Marie
Quebec, Canada
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