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Canadian Civic Heraldry
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MONTREAL
Province : Quebec
Origin/meaning :
The cross is probably derived from the English cross of St. George, but there is also a cross on the main hill, the Mount Royal, in the center of the city. The cross waserected in 1924 and recalls January 6, 1643, when Maisonneuve, the founder of Montréal, kept his promise to carry a wooden cross on Mount Royal if the young colony survived the threat of flooding. Today, the cross stands 30 metres (98 feet) high and when lit, can be seen miles away.
The four symbols in the quarters represent the four main immigrant groups in the early days of the city: the French (fleur-de-lis), British (rose), Scots (thistle) and Irish (trefoil).
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