Trois-Saumons river water mill in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli

The Trois-Saumons river water mill in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli was already in operation during the French regime in New France. An 1815 engraving by Joseph Bouchette shows the Aubert de Gaspé mill surrounded by an important industrial establishment: the Harrower distillery. Around 1980, its owner, Mr. Edmond Hudon, then in his eighties, was still operating it, but in slow motion. At the time, this mill was one of the last water mills of Quebec and Canada.[1]

Trois-Saumons river water mill in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
2001 photo of the Trois-Saumons River Mill, located in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.
LocationSaint-Jean-Port-Joli
Coordinates47°09′39″N 70°18′54″W / 47.160945°N 70.314914°W / 47.160945; -70.314914
Bluteau of the Trois-Saumons river Mill, located in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, in 2001

The Trois-Saumons River Watermill in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli is located upstream from route 132.

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Journal La Presse, March 29, 1980, Perspectives, p. 5 - Article: "The water and wind mills".

Further reading

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  • Adam, Francine. "The water mills of Quebec, From the time of the lords to the time of today", Montreal, Éditions de l'Homme, 2009, 191 pages ISBN 978-2-7619-2610-2
  • Adam-Villeneuve, Francine. "The Watermills of the St. Lawrence Valley", Montreal, Éditions de l'Homme, 1978, 478 pages ISBN 0-7759-0593-3