85-652: Virgil Horace Barber (May 9, 1782, in Claremont, New Hampshire – March 25, 1847, in Georgetown, D.C. ) was an American Jesuit . Virgil Barber was born May 9, 1782, in Claremont, New Hampshire, where his father, Daniel Barber was an Episcopal priest. Virgil was educated at the Cheshire Academy , then went to Springfield, Vermont , to study surveying. In 1801 he entered Dartmouth College . Virgil
170-550: A 1535 trip along the St. Lawrence, stopped to plant a cross on Saint-Quentin island. Trois-Rivières is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Trois-Rivières. Its geographical code is 371. Together with the regional county municipality of Les Chenaux , it forms the census division (CD) of Francheville (37). The municipalities within Les Chenaux and
255-591: A Visitandine sister, like her mother. Abigail died in Quebec , December 8, 1879, and Susan in the convent at Three Rivers, Canada , January 24, 1837. Samuel, the son, graduated at Georgetown College in 1831 and immediately entered the Society of Jesus. After his novitiate he was sent to Rome, where he was ordained. He returned to Georgetown in 1840, and died, aged fifty years, at St. Thomas's Manor, Maryland on February 23, 1864. Claremont, New Hampshire Claremont
340-778: A branch of Granite State College , River Valley Community College , and the Sugar River Valley Regional Technical Center. The only city within Sullivan County, Claremont is home to Claremont Municipal Airport . By highway, it is located 21 miles (34 km) south of Interstate 89 in Lebanon, New Hampshire , and 5 miles (8 km) east of Interstate 91 in Weathersfield, Vermont . It is served by state routes 11 , 12 , 12A 103 , and 120 . Routes 11 and 103 travel east as
425-417: A concurrency to Newport , with Route 11 continuing east to New London and Franklin , while Route 103 turns southeast to Bradford and Warner . Routes 11 and 12 lead south as a concurrency to Charlestown . West from downtown, Route 12 leads into Vermont , then turns north to Windsor . Route 120 leads north from downtown through Cornish and Meriden to Lebanon . Route 12A bypasses downtown Claremont to
510-600: A destination for recreation. The island belonged at the time to Quebec Savings and Trust Company Limited and the Canada Power and Paper Corporation. The city bid for the land in 1933, but did not take ownership until November 3, 1947. During World War II, it was the site of a training camp for the Royal Canadian Navy . Services were gradually introduced in 1950. The park and the beach on the island Saint-Quentin were officially inaugurated on June 24, 1962, in
595-473: A female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31, and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
680-512: A fun and silly virtual trip to a small town in America each week, in which the hosts improvise scenes inspired by local newspaper stories. Three Rivers, Canada Trois-Rivières ( French: [tʁwɑ ʁivjɛʁ] , Canadian French : [tʁwɔ ʁivjaɛ̯ʁ] ; lit. ' Three Rivers ' ) is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec , Canada, at
765-463: A land area of 288.65 km (111.45 sq mi), the city had a population density of 482.1/km (1,248.7/sq mi) in 2021. The Trois-Rivières metropolitan area as defined by Statistics Canada comprises Trois-Rivières itself and six other municipalities. Saint-Maurice , Yamachiche , Champlain and Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes are all located on the North shore and except for Saint-Luc (which
850-535: A lawsuit against the State of New Hampshire, claiming that the state's primary reliance upon local property taxes for funding education resulted in inequitable educational opportunities among children around the state and a violation of their constitutional rights. Following a lawsuit and a series of landmark decisions, the New Hampshire Supreme Court agreed. Known as the " Claremont Decision ",
935-531: A novice. Barber remained there a year and then returned to Georgetown, where he continued his studies until December 1822, when he was ordained a priest at Boston . After his ordination he was sent to his old home, Claremont, New Hampshire, where in 1823, he built St. Mary's Church, the first Roman Catholic Church in the state. He laboured there for two years and then spent some time on the Indian missions in Maine , and
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#17327913436361020-580: A rotary-style town square . This square connects Washington Street, Broad Street, and Main Street, which branch into different portions of the city. Broad Street Park contains war monuments to World War I , World War II , Korea and Vietnam , and Freedom Garden Memorial dedicated to the victims and families of September 11 . Included are two Civil War cannon and the centrally-located Soldier's Monument, designed by Martin Milmore and dating to 1890. The park
1105-639: A visit to New York City, in 1816, he called on Benedict J. Fenwick , with the result that he resigned his Episcopalian charge at Fairfield, and went to New York, where he and his wife Jerusha were received into the Roman Catholic Church with their five children, Mary (born 1810); Abigail (born 1811); Susan (born 1813); Samuel (born 1814); and Josephine (born 1816). At first he opened a school in New York, but this lasted only seven months. Both he and his wife determined to enter religious life, he in
1190-457: Is Canada's oldest industrial city, with its first foundry established in 1738. The forge produced iron and cast for 150 years, much of it being shipped to France to be used in French navy ships. The first port facility was built in 1818 near rue Saint-Antoine, and today handles 2.5 million tonnes of cargo annually. The first railway was built in 1879 to support the growing lumber industry. From
1275-595: Is a picaresque comedy-drama about a small-town would-be crime legend. The name of the movie derives from the motto of the Granite State . The Topstone Mill, formerly a shoe factory and now housing a restaurant, was featured in season 8, episode 20 of Ghost Hunters , airing October 24, 2012, titled "Fear Factory". Claremont was featured in the fourteenth episode of the Small Town News Podcast, an improv comedy podcast that takes listeners on
1360-492: Is also home to a historic bandstand , originally built in a Victorian style in 1890 and redesigned in 1922 in a Classical Revival style, which primarily serves as performance space for the Claremont American Band, a community band dating to about 1880. Parallel to Broad Street lies Pleasant Street, home to a downtown business district , which was the city's primary commercial zone until the development of
1445-646: Is operated by the Current from the Interstate 91 Exit 8 Park and Ride in Ascutney, Vermont . Wrightsville, the fictional small-town setting in New England of many Ellery Queen novels and short stories, was based on Claremont. Ellery Queen was the pen name of cousins Frederic Dannay (1905–1982) and Manfred B. Lee (1905–1971). Betty Miller, a Claremont native, had married Manfred B. Lee in 1927. According to
1530-442: Is part of New Hampshire's School Administrative Unit 6, or SAU 6. Stevens High School is the city's only public high school , and is located on Broad Street, just a few blocks from City Hall. Claremont Middle School, the city's only public middle school , is located just down the street to the south. Claremont is home to three elementary schools: Maple Avenue School, Bluff Elementary and Disnard Elementary. Also located in town are
1615-567: Is separated from it by Saint-Maurice) are also directly adjacent to Trois-Rivières. The city of Bécancour and the enclaved Indian reservation of Wôlinak are located opposite Trois-Rivières on the South shore of the Saint Lawrence River. In 2021 the population of the census metropolitan area was 161,489 in a land area of 1,038.64 km (401.02 sq mi) giving a population density of 155.5/km (402.7/sq mi) In 2021
1700-517: Is the greatest during summer. The highest temperature ever recorded in Trois-Rivières was 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) on 17 July 1953. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −41.7 °C (−43.1 °F) on 5 February 1923. According to the 2021 Canadian census , Trois-Rivières had a population of 139,163 an increase of 3.5% from its 2016 population of 134,413. This population lived in 66,822 of its 70,411 total private dwellings. With
1785-617: Is the only city in Sullivan County, New Hampshire , United States. The population was 12,949 at the 2020 census . Claremont is a core city of the Lebanon–Claremont micropolitan area , a bi-state, four-county region in the upper Connecticut River valley . The Upper Connecticut River Valley was home to the Pennacook and Western Abenaki ( Sokoki ) peoples, later merging with members of other Algonquin tribes displaced by
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#17327913436361870-714: The Boston area) during the American Revolutionary War who arrived with the goal of weakening the British settlement. Trois-Rivières continued to grow in importance throughout this period and beyond. In 1792 it was designated as the seat of a judicial district. In 1852, the Roman Catholic church made this the see of the Diocese of Trois-Rivières . In 1816, Captain A.G. Douglas, a former adjutant at
1955-519: The Boston and Maine Railroad . In 2021, The Ko'asek (Co'wasuck)Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation, a group claiming descent of the original indigenous population in the region, acquired and was gifted several parcels of local land for use in cultural ceremonies, nature preserves and education along with growing herbs and plants. In 2024 the group claims 554 members and now owns 26.37 acres in Claremont. Claremont
2040-637: The Colisée de Trois-Rivières . The city is also the site of the only remaining pari-mutuel (wagering) harness racing track in Quebec, Hippodrome de Trois-Rivières, which operates live standardbred racing from May through October. In 2014, the hippodrome has resurrected the Prix d'Été , a once major Canadian race for four-year-old pacers that had been contested in Montreal until 1992. Since its incorporation in 1845,
2125-854: The Lower Village District . During the American Revolution, Claremont had a large number of Loyalists , who used a small wooded valley in West Claremont called the "Tory Hole" to hide from the Patriots . In 1777, when the New Hampshire Grants declared their own sovereignty as the Vermont Republic , Claremont was one of sixteen New Hampshire towns inclined to join them, and made multiple attempts to do so. Claremont's first millwright
2210-783: The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series events. In baseball , Trois-Rivières is represented by the Frontier League 's Trois-Rivières Aigles which play their home games at Stade Quillorama . In professional ice hockey , the city is host to the ECHL 's Trois-Rivières Lions (farm team of the Montreal Canadiens ) beginning with the 2021–22 season, and has had several teams in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey , typically with home games at
2295-850: The Society of Jesus , and she in the Visitation Order . Under the direction of Fenwick, in June 1817 they set out for Georgetown, D. C., where Barber and his son Samuel went to the college of the Jesuit Fathers. Jerusha entered the Georgetown Visitation Monastery , where the three oldest girls were received as boarding students. The youngest child, Josephine, then ten months old, was taken care of by Fenwick's mother. The superior at Georgetown, John Grassi , shortly after sailed for Rome and took Barber with him as
2380-658: The Société de transport de Trois-Rivières . The Laviolette Bridge links Trois-Rivières to Bécancour of the Centre-du-Québec administrative region on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River . The Laviolette Bridge is the only bridge across the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City ; therefore it provides an important connection between the north and south shores of the river. Known for its impressive structure, its elegant aesthetics,
2465-568: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 44.1 square miles (114.1 km ), of which 43.2 square miles (111.8 km ) are land and 0.89 square miles (2.3 km ) are water, comprising 2.04% of the town. The Sugar River flows from east to west through the center of Claremont, descending 150 feet (46 m) in elevation through the downtown, and empties into the Connecticut. The highest point in
2550-462: The population centre had 128,057 people in an area of 98.58 km (38.06 sq mi) giving a population density of 1,299.0/km (3,364.4/sq mi) Prior to amalgamation in 2001, the new city of Trois-Rivières was divided among six municipalities. In 2021, the median age in Trois-Rivières was 47.2 years, compared to the Canadian average of 41.6. Slightly more than a quarter (26.3%) of
2635-1072: The 1897 city hall and opera house . In 1874, businesses in Claremont included Monadnock Mills , manufacturing cotton cloths from one to three yards wide, Marseilles quilts, union flannels, and lumber, and employing 125 males and 225 females; Home Mill (A. Briggs & Co.) producing cotton cloth and employing 8 males and 20 females; Sullivan Machine Co., manufacturing Steam Dimond Drill Machinery for quarrying rock, turbine water wheels, cloth measuring machines, and doing general machine and mill work, employing 56 males; Sugar River Paper Mill Co., manufacturing printing paper and employing 30 males and 20 females; Claremont Manufacturing Co., manufacturing paper and books, and doing stereotyping and book and job printing, employing 34 males and 34 females; Russell Jarvis, manufacturing hanging paper and employing 7 males and 2 females; John S. Farrington, manufacturing straw wrapping paper and employing 5 males and 1 female; Sullivan Mills (George L. Balcom), manufacturing black doeskins and employing 20 males and 18 females; Charles H. Eastman, in
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2720-473: The British military college at Great Marlow, recommended a military college for Catholic and Protestant boys be established at Trois-Rivières. He proposed it operate in a disused government house and he would be superintendent. Douglas' college was intended as a boarding school to educate the young sons of officers, amongst others, in Latin , English, French, history, geography, drawing and mathematics. This preceded
2805-572: The January high is −5.6 °C (21.9 °F), with lows dropping to −20 °C (−4 °F) on 27 nights per year and to −30 °C (−22 °F) on 2.9 nights. Snowfall averages 274.4 cm (108.0 in), with reliable snow cover from December to March. Summers are warm, with an average July high of 25.1 °C (77.2 °F), and high temperatures reach 30 °C (86 °F) on 5.5 days per summer. Spring and autumn are short and crisp. Precipitation averages 1,001.7 mm (39.44 in), and
2890-668: The New England Classical Academy, a private , Catholic school , and the Claremont Christian Academy, a private, parochial school offering education through 12th grade. Three elementary schools—North Street School, Way Elementary and the West Claremont Schoolhouse—were shut down, Way becoming home to several luxury apartments and North Street turned into offices. The city's opportunities for higher education include
2975-726: The Queen Spaceports website, the Claremont Eagle newspaper provided front-page coverage (on July 10, 1959) of a talk Manfred Lee gave, in which he revealed that Wrightsville was indeed based on Claremont. Claremont was the filming location, though not the setting, of the 2006 movie Live Free or Die , co-written and co-directed by Gregg Kavet and Andy Robin and starring Aaron Stanford , Paul Schneider , Michael Rapaport , Judah Friedlander , Kevin Dunn , and Zooey Deschanel . Set in fictional Rutland, New Hampshire, it
3060-485: The Sunapee Mills, Monadnock Mills, Claremont Machine Works, Home Mills, Sanford & Rossiter, and Claremont Manufacturing Company. Principal products were cotton and woolen textiles , lathes and planers , and paper . Although like other New England mill towns , much industry moved away or closed in the 20th century, the city's former prosperity is evident in some fine Victorian architecture , including
3145-660: The Washington Street district. A number of mill buildings dot the Lower Village District in the city's center, along the Sugar River, and several attempts have been made at historic preservation of some of them. To the north end of the town lies the Valley Regional Hospital , an out-patient resource of the popular Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center of Lebanon . On the southern artery out of Claremont, Route 12 , stood Highland View,
3230-481: The area that would later become known as Trois-Rivières was frequented by indigenous peoples. The historic Algonquin and Abenaki peoples used it as a summer stopping place. They would fish and hunt here, as well as gather roots and nuts. The area was rich in resources. The French explorer Jacques Cartier described the site while on his second journey to the New World in 1535. The name "Trois-Rivières", however,
3315-581: The bridge has become a major landmark of Trois-Rivières and the Mauricie region. Approximately 40,000 vehicles cross the bridge each day. An airport also serves the city. Passenger rail service was provided to Trois-Rivières station as recently as 1990, but was suspended as part of service cuts by Via Rail . However, in 2022 Via Rail proposed adding passenger rail service again to Trois-Rivières as part of its High Frequency Rail project that would link Toronto , Ottawa , Montréal and Québec City . On April 8, 2014, during morning commute an SUV fell into
3400-493: The city has had thirty-six mayors. The mayor presides over the Trois-Rivières City Council . On January 1, 2002, the former city of Trois-Rivières along with its neighbouring towns of Cap-de-la-Madeleine , Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap , Saint-Louis-de-France , Trois-Rivières-Ouest , and the municipality of Pointe-du-Lac , were combined to form the new city of Trois-Rivières. Local bus service is provided by
3485-556: The city is the summit of Green Mountain, at 2,018 feet (615 m) above sea level in the northeastern part of the city. Claremont lies fully within the Connecticut River watershed . As of the census of 2010, there were 13,355 people, 5,697 households, and 3,461 families residing in the city. The population density was 309.9 inhabitants per square mile (119.7/km ). There were 6,293 housing units at an average density of 146.0 per square mile (56.4/km ). The racial makeup of
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3570-405: The city was 95.9% White , 0.6% African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.9% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.4% some other race , and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 5,697 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were headed by married couples living together, 13.0% had
3655-542: The confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour . It is part of the densely populated Quebec City–Windsor Corridor and is approximately halfway between Montreal and Quebec City . Trois-Rivières is the economic and cultural hub of the Mauricie region. The settlement was founded by French colonists on July 4, 1634, as
3740-461: The eldest being ten and the youngest three and a half years old, were present. Jerusha Barber had been admitted into the Visitation monastery on July 26, 1817, taking the name of Sister Mary Augustine. Her novitiate was one of severe trials, as well on account of her affection for her husband as on account of her children, who were a burden to the community then in a state of poverty. She served in
3825-405: The facility, which remained the dominant employer in Claremont through the 1970s, when manufacturing technology had advanced sufficiently to hamper sales and productivity. Parts of the campus suffered fires in 1979 and 1981, and the branch was closed in 1983 and sold in 1984. In the 1850s, the city of Claremont approached the state legislature asking permission to build a public high school. At
3910-502: The former municipalities that were amalgamated into Trois-Rivières formerly constituted the regional county municipality of Francheville. Trois-Rivières is the seat of the judicial district of the same name. The city's name, which is French for 'three rivers', is named for the fact the Saint-Maurice River has three mouths at the Saint Lawrence River, as it is divided by two islands in the river. The Trois-Rivières name
3995-621: The founding of the Royal Military College of Canada in 1876. In 1908, the greater part of the city of Trois-Rivières was destroyed by a fire; most of the city's original buildings, many dating to the French colonial years, were destroyed. Among the surviving buildings were the Ursuline Monastery and the De Tonnancour Manor. As a result of the destruction, a major redesign and renovation of the city
4080-852: The heart of the Old Town composed of century-old buildings housing a great variety of cafés, restaurants, clubs, bars, and shops. In the warmer months, the area is regularly closed to vehicular traffic to accommodate various festivals and events, turning the downtown core into a pedestrian mall . Notable landmarks include the Forges du Saint-Maurice , a foundry dating back to the 1730s, the Ursulines Monastery, and Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica . Trois-Rivières has an internationally known racetrack named Circuit Trois-Rivières . The track has hosted American Le Mans Series , SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series , Star Mazda Series , World RX of Canada and
4165-473: The late 1920s until the early 1960s, the city was known as the pulp and paper industry capital of the world. The city once had five mills in operation (Trois-Rivières Ouest, Wayagamack, C.I.P., and St-Maurice Paper). Today, there are three mills left operating (Kruger Trois-Rivières Ouest, Kruger Wayagamack and Cascades Lupel ex-St-Maurice Paper); the closures resulted largely to a decline in newsprint demand and globalization. The closures were not limited to just
4250-457: The leather business and employing 4 males; Sugar River Mill Co., manufacturing flour, feed, and doing custom grinding, and employing 8 males; three saw mills employing a part of the year, 10 males; Blood & Woodcock, in the business of monuments and grave stones and employing 8 males; and Houghton, Bucknam & Co., in the business of sashes, doors and blinds, employing 8 males. The Monadnock Mills Co. and Sullivan Mills Co. were responsible for
4335-581: The local indigenous people, developing a class of Métis people. French sovereignty in Trois-Rivières continued until 1760, when the city was captured as part of the British conquest of Canada during the Seven Years' War . Sixteen years later, on June 8, 1776, it was the theatre of the Battle of Trois-Rivières (part of the ill-fated invasion of the province of Quebec by les Bostonnais , Americans from
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#17327913436364420-435: The lowlands of the river. On October 7, 1535, Jacques Cartier planted a cross on the island and proclaimed the sovereignty of France on this territory. A commemorative wrought iron cross was erected at the site associated with Cartier's claim. The natural environment of Saint-Quentin has remained virtually unchanged. For nearly a century, it was not developed or cultivated. Since 1930, the island has become more important as
4505-467: The monastery of Georgetown, and the convents of Kaskaskia , St. Louis, and Mobile, where she died January 1, 1860. Mary, the eldest daughter, entered the Ursuline convent, Mt. Benedict, near Charlestown, Massachusetts , as Sister Mary Benedicta, August 15, 1826, and died in the convent of the order in Quebec, May 9, 1844. Abigail, and Susan also became Ursulines at Canadian convents. Josephine became
4590-419: The mouth of the Saint-Maurice River, where it flows into St. Lawrence River . The island was named in honour of judge Quentin Moral, also said to be a fur trader and one of the first dealers on this island. It is now a centre of popular outdoor activities and relaxation at the heart of city. The patron saint of the island is Quentin de Rome . It was first inhabited by an Algonquin tribe who cultivate corn in
4675-410: The new economy is Marmen Incorporated, which manufactures wind turbine towers and employs 1,000 people between its operations in Trois-Rivières and Matane . The city's other prominent industries include metal transformation , electronics , thermoplastics , and cabinet making . An industrial park adjoining Trois-Rivières Airport serves also as a major centre for the aeronautical industry. Also,
4760-672: The population was of retirement age (65 and older) compared to 19% in Canada as a whole. French was the sole mother tongue of 93.9% of residents of Trois-Rivières. The next most common first languages cited were English (1.2%), Spanish (1.1%), and Arabic (0.8%). 0.7% claimed both English and French as a first language, while 0.5% claimed both French and a non-official language. In 2021, 71.0% of Trois-Rivières residents were Christian, down from 89.9% in 2011. 64.6% of residents were Catholic, 4.4% were Christians of unspecified denomination, and 0.7% were Protestants. All other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions accounted for 1.3% of
4845-415: The population were below the poverty line , including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those aged 65 or over. A commercial area centered on Washington Street is Claremont's primary commercial district. An Italian Renaissance -styled City Hall building, which houses the historic Claremont Opera House , was built in 1897 and designed by architect Charles A. Rich . City Hall faces Broad Street Park,
4930-494: The population. 26.8% of residents were nonreligious or secular, up from 9.1% in 2011. All other religions and spiritual traditions account for 2.1% of the population. The largest non-Christian religion was Islam (1.6%). According to the 2021 census, Approximately 92.1% of residents were White , 1.9% were Indigenous and 6.0% were visible minorities . The largest visible minority groups in Trois-Rivières were Black (2.8%), Latin American (1.2%), and Arab (1.0%). Trois-Rivières
5015-407: The presence of 5,000 people. There were more than 100 000 visitors that year. Since then, many facilities have been developed on the island, including a marina , a bike path , an interpretative trail, an ice rink , and camping ground. Several happenings and festivals are held annually on the island. The area has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ). Winters are long, cold, and snowy:
5100-448: The production of food crops is still important to the economy. Trois-Rivières hosts the FestiVoix de Trois-Rivières, a 10-day summer music festival which attracts in excess of 300,000 visitors annually. The city also hosts the Festival International de la Poésie – an international poetry festival – as well as the Festival International Danse Encore, and the MetalFest de Trois-Rivières every November. In 2009, Trois-Rivières
5185-426: The pulp and paper industry. Trois-Rivières had an industrial decline in the 1980s and 1990s, when several textile mills were closed after owners moved jobs offshore. Unemployment rose to 14 percent in the 1990s. Trois-Rivières is attempting an industrial revitalization by establishing technology parks and taking advantage of its central location to both Montreal and Quebec City, its university and port. An example of
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#17327913436365270-429: The second permanent settlement in New France , after Quebec City in 1608. The name of Trois-Rivières, which dates from the end of the 16th century, was used by French explorers in reference to the three channels in the Saint-Maurice River formed at its mouth with the Saint Lawrence, as it is divided by two islands, Potherie (Île Caron) and Île Saint-Quentin . The city occupies a location near where Jacques Cartier , in
5355-413: The state's oldest surviving building built exclusively for religious purposes. The parish was organized in 1771 and chartered by the New Hampshire legislature in 1794 as Union Church Parish. Located across the street, Old St. Mary's Church, built in 1823 mostly in the Federal style, was the first Roman Catholic church in New Hampshire. It was discontinued in 1870 in favor of the new St. Mary's Church in
5440-461: The suit continues to drive the statewide debate on equitable funding for education, and Claremont continues to play a primary role in this legal challenge. The cities of Claremont, California , Claremont, Minnesota , and Claremont Township, Minnesota , were named for Claremont, New Hampshire. The city is in western Sullivan County and is bordered to the west by the Connecticut River , the boundary between New Hampshire and Vermont . According to
5525-483: The summer home of Claremont native William Henry Harrison Moody (1842–1925), who made his fortunes as a businessman and shoe manufacturer in the Boston area, but kept a residence in his hometown until his death. The large William H. H. Moody estate was known for its horses and its five large barns (the last of which burned in 2004 from a lightning strike ), which once hosted several hundred imported horses on over 500 acres (2.0 km ). Its Victorian farmhouse stands at
5610-412: The technology to create the Tyler Water Wheel and the Tyler Turbine. John Tyler's grandson was Benjamin Tyler Henry , inventor of the Henry Repeating rifle, manufactured in neighboring Windsor, Vermont , and used in the Civil War . The water power harnessed from the Sugar River brought the town prosperity during the Industrial Revolution . Large brick factories were built along the stream, including
5695-406: The time, public high schools did not exist in New Hampshire. The state agreed, and decided to offer permission to every town in the state so that every town could establish public high schools. Claremont native and hotelier Paran Stevens then made an offer to fund 50% of the $ 20,000 cost of development, resulting in Stevens High School . In March 1989, the Claremont School Board voted to initiate
5780-498: The top of Arch Road. In March 1916, a 175-acre (71 ha) portion of the estate was donated by Moody to the city of Claremont for a city park, the entrance of which is on Maple Avenue; facilities include tennis . A lone access road leads through a coniferous forest to the top of a hill, maintained as a large field by the city, with a large, open-air stone structure suitable for picnics. The park has several miles of interconnected walking trailways ; several of these trails terminate at
5865-446: The two major cities of Quebec: the metropolis of Montreal and the capital of Quebec City. It remains as one of the principal medium-sized cities of Quebec, along with Saguenay , Sherbrooke , and Gatineau . Saint-Quentin Island lies at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and St. Lawrence River , where the city of Trois-Rivières developed. With the islands Saint-Christophe and De La Poterie , it creates three channels at
5950-600: The two most prominent collections of manufacturing structures in the Lower Village District . Monadnock Mills' textile operations began with its founding in 1842, and lasted through 1932, shuttering operations following the decline of the textile industry in New England during the 1920s. By the 1920s, Sullivan Mills Co. had become New Hampshire's largest machining company, as well as Claremont's largest employer. Sullivan's Machinery division merged with Joy Mining Machinery in 1946, becoming Joy Manufacturing Co. Its founder, inventor Joseph Francis Joy , stayed on as general manager of
6035-440: The wars and famines that accompanied the European settling of the region. The Hunter Archeological Site , located near the bridge connecting Claremont with Ascutney, Vermont , is a significant prehistoric Native American site that includes seven levels of occupational evidence, including evidence of at least three longhouses . The oldest dates recorded from evidence gathered during excavations in 1967 were to 1300 CE . The city
6120-486: The west, leading south to Charlestown and north to West Lebanon . Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, provides daily service aboard its Vermonter between Washington, D.C. , and St. Albans, Vermont . The closest Greyhound bus stops are in Bellows Falls and White River Junction, Vermont . Local weekday peak direction commuter bus service between Springfield, Vermont , and Hanover, New Hampshire ,
6205-445: Was 40.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. For the period 2009–2013, the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $ 42,236, and the median income for a family was $ 51,259. Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 43,261 versus $ 35,369 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 22,773. About 13.3% of families and 15.9% of
6290-656: Was Col. Benjamin Tyler, who arrived in the area from Farmington, Connecticut , in the spring of 1767. Tyler built mills using stone quarried from his land on nearby Mount Ascutney , and built Claremont's first mill on the Sugar River on the site of the Coy Paper Mill. Tyler also invented the wry-fly water wheel, which was the subject of the Supreme Court case Tyler v. Tuel . His grandson John Tyler evolved
6375-400: Was after recalled to Georgetown College , where he passed the remainder of his days. Nearly three years after their separation, February 23, 1820, husband and wife met in the chapel of Georgetown Visitation Monastery to make their vows in religion. She first went through the formula of the profession of a Visitation nun, and he the vows of a member of the Society of Jesus. Their five children,
6460-645: Was declared an "historic sector" in 1964. The Laviolette Bridge , linking Trois-Rivières to Bécancour and the south shore of the Saint-Lawrence River, was opened officially on December 20, 1967. In 1969, the city founded the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières , known for its chiropractic school, its podiatric medical education, and its programs for primary and secondary school education. Although historically an important centre of commerce, trade and population, Trois-Rivières has been superseded by
6545-591: Was deeded land from Col. Samuel Ashley, who was given a charter to establish a ferry across the Connecticut River in 1784, the location of which is still known as Ashley's Ferry landing. Spafford was also the first man to marry in Claremont, and his son, Elijah, was the first white child to be born in the town. The Union Episcopal Church in West Claremont was built in 1773, and is the oldest surviving Episcopal church building in New Hampshire and
6630-436: Was designated as the 2009 Cultural Capital of Canada for cities having a population of 125,000 or more. Trois-Rivières is officially the " Poetry Capital of Quebec". Numerous plaques displaying poetic verses are installed throughout the centre of the city. An International Festival of Poetry is held annually in the first week of October. The city's main thoroughfare is Boulevard des Forges, an area several blocks long in
6715-506: Was named after Claremont , the country mansion of Thomas Pelham-Holles , Earl of Clare . On October 26, 1764, colonial governor Benning Wentworth granted the township to Josiah Willard, Samuel Ashley and 67 others. Although first settled in 1762 by Moses Spafford and David Lynde, many of the proprietors arrived in 1767, with a large number from Farmington , Hebron and Colchester , Connecticut . The undulating surface of rich, gravelly loam made agriculture an early occupation. Spafford
6800-1278: Was not given until 1599, by Captain Dupont-Gravé, and first appeared on maps of the area dated 1601. In 1603, while surveying the Saint-Lawrence River, Samuel de Champlain recommended establishing a permanent settlement in the area. The settlement grew into a village, officially formed on July 4, 1634, by its first governor, Sieur de Laviolette . Early inhabitants of Trois-Rivières included Quentin Moral, Sieur de St-Quentin; future governor Pierre Boucher de Grosbois , François Hertel de la Fresnière (father of Joseph-François Hertel de la Fresnière ), François Marguerie, René Robineau, and Jean Sauvaget, and interpreter Jean Godefroy de Lintot, who married Marie, daughter of Michel Le Neuf. Jacques Leneuf de La Poterie , who would become governor of Trois-Rivières , and acting governor of New France, and royal judge Michel Le Neuf du Hérisson, who would be acting governor of Trois-Rivières, brothers, arrived with their widowed mother, Jeanne Le Marchand, in 1636. The Le Neufs were accompanied by Jacques' wife, Marguerite, and her brothers, Pierre Legardeur de Repentigny and future governor Charles Legardeur de Tilly . The city
6885-479: Was once known as Three Rivers . Since the late 20th century, when there has been more recognition of Quebec and French speakers, the city has generally been referred to as Trois-Rivières in both English and French. The anglicized name still appears in many areas of the town (e.g., the city's Three Rivers Academy ), bearing witness to the influence of English settlers in the town. The city's inhabitants are known as Trifluviens (Trifluvians). For thousands of years,
6970-908: Was ordained an Episcopal priest and in 1807 became pastor of St. John's Episcopal Church in Waterbury, Connecticut . He then married Jerusha Booth of Vergennes, Vermont . In 1814, Barber became principal of the Episcopalian Academy at Fairfield, New York . He said that the first step leading to his conversion to Catholicism was the reading of "A Novena to St. Francis Xavier", a book belonging to an Irish servant girl. This raised doubts concerning his Protestant faith, which his bishop, John H. Hobart , and other Episcopalian ministers could not solve for him. By this time, his father had begun to have some religious reservations and shared with Virgil some books he had been given by Roman Catholic Bishop of Boston, Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus . During
7055-496: Was the second to be founded in New France (after Quebec City , before Montreal ). Given its strategic location, it played an important role in the colony and in the fur trade with First Nations peoples. The settlement became the seat of a regional Government of Trois-Rivières in 1665. Ursuline nuns first arrived at the settlement in 1697, where they founded the first school and helped local missionaries to Christianize
7140-477: Was undertaken, including the widening and renewal of many of the city's roads. Many new businesses and industries became established in the town, attracting additional residents. During the mid-century, the city became heavily industrialized and lost jobs during the later restructuring. In the 1960s, Trois-Rivières undertook a large-scale project of economic diversification, including founding several cultural institutions and attractions. The Old City of Trois-Rivières
7225-490: Was used for the first time in 1599 by Sieur François Gravé Du Pont , a geographer under Champlain, whose records confirmed the name in 1603. As Sieur Gravé Du Pont sailed upriver toward Montreal, he saw what appeared to be three separate tributaries. He did not know two large islands divide the course of the Saint-Maurice River in three parts where the latter flows into the St. Lawrence River. Historically, in English this city
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