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Village Historique de Val-Jalbert
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Village Historique de Val-Jalbert
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created by PhoBac
on 4/28/2004 10:48 PM
last modified by desertchick
on 9/4/2008 4:08 PM
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This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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Abandonned village turned in a touristic attraction. Fall higher that Niagara Falls. Houses that you can visit. Houses that you cannot visit because they will fall on you. You can go see the Lac St-Jean view from the top of the mountain. You will have to climb 751 stairs to go there or pay an extra 3 bucks to sit and go up in a chair lift... How sweet!
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Type: Outdoors
Status: Active / Theme Park
Accessibility: Easy, unless you don't have the 20$ to go in
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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Crumbled houses, odd mushrooms...
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In 1901 a forestry entrepreneur from Lac-Bouchette, Damase Jalbert, decided to build a pulp mill at the foot of the Chute Ouiatchouan along with the first houses of what would become the village of Val-Jalbert.
After the death of its founder in 1904, the company fell under American control, and three years later was taken over by the Chicoutimi Pulp Company, with Julien-Édouard-Alfred Dubuc at the helm. The industrial complex and the village then began to expand rapidly. Mr. Dubuc proceeded with the expansion of the pulp mill and the addition of several houses in the village to accommodate the newly arrived workers and their families. This work was done according to a well-established urban plan and all the commodities found in villages of the era could be found in the village: electricity, aqueducts, and indoor washrooms.
From 1907 to 1924, Val-Jalbert prospered. However, after this period, serious financial problems arose, causing the final closure of the factory on August 13, 1927. Suddenly, the two hundred workers and their families found themselves jobless and forced to leave the village. Abandoned and then closed to public access, the working-class village died.
Anny Harvey
Conservator of Village historique de Val-Jalbert
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Open as a historic place.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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| Photography |
9 / 10 |
| Coolness |
8 / 10 |
| Content Quality |
9 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Steed on 9/9/2008 12:43 PM.
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on Sep 9 08 at 12:43, Steed validated this location
on Sep 7 08 at 13:49, nostra-YOUPPI! made this location public
on Sep 4 08 at 23:59, Steed validated this location
on Sep 4 08 at 16:08, desertchick changed the following: Accessibility
on Apr 29 04 at 4:45, PhoBac made this location available
on Apr 29 04 at 4:42, PhoBac changed the main information
on Apr 29 04 at 4:37, PhoBac updated a gallery picture
on Apr 29 04 at 4:36, PhoBac changed the main information
on Apr 29 04 at 4:36, PhoBac changed the main information
on Apr 29 04 at 4:33, PhoBac updated a gallery picture
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