Irish Commemorative Stone
The Irish Commemorative Stone (also known as the Black Rock) is a monument in Pointe-Saint-Charles, island of Montreal, Quebec commemorating the deaths from "ship fever" (typhoid) of 6,000 mostly Irish immigrants to Canada during the immigration following the Great Irish Famine in the years 1847-1848. It was decided to place the boulder to preserve the location of the cemetery that contains mostly Irish emigrants. James Hodges who was in charge of building the Victoria Bridge wrote of the day the stone was placed in his book.The weight is approximately 30-tonnes, and size of approximately 3 meters or 10-foot high.Officially named the Irish Commemorative Stone, it is more commonly known as the Black Rock and also has been referred to as the Ship Fever Monument or the Boulder Stone.As of October 2023 the Montreal Irish Monument Park Foundation became the owner of the monument. Plans are to make a park in the area and it is to be completed by the year 2030.
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Rue Bridge, Montreal Le Sud-Ouest
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Rue Bridge
H3C 6M0 Montreal, Le Sud-Ouest
Quebec, Canada
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