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Holiday at the Seaside. Archaeological Perspectives on a 20th-Century Summer Community on the St. Lawrence Estuary (Bic, Quebec) (2021)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Historical Archaeology of Neighborhoods and Communities (General Sessions)" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. By the turn of the 20th century, the shores of the St. Lawrence estuary had become prime locations for members of Montreal's English-speaking elite who sought to escape the city's pace of life and unhealthy air. After seaside resorts and hotel complexes served by steamboats, the development of the...