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.
[ Journal La Presse, March 29, 1980, Perspectives, p. 5 - Article: "The water and wind mills". ]
The Trois-Saumons River Watermill in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli is located upstream from
route 132.
Notes and references
Further reading
* 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
* Adam-Villeneuve, Francine. "The Watermills of the St. Lawrence Valley", Montreal, Éditions de l'Homme, 1978, 478 pages
Watermills in Canada
Buildings and structures in Chaudière-Appalaches
L'Islet Regional County Municipality
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