Industries

--November 9, 2017.

1) b
2) a
3) c
4) c
5) b
6) c
7) d
8) c
9) a
10) a

--November 9, 2017.

1) The Magog River powered several large factories in Sherbrooke. What was this one called?
a) Kayser Silk
b) The Paton Mill
c) Dominion Textile
d) None of the above

--November 9, 2017.

1) d
2) d
3) b
4) a
5) b
6) a (after Josiah Sawyer)
7) c
8) a
9) d (and the river was the Coaticook River)
10) c (after Gilbert Hyatt)

--November 9, 2017.

1) This village, located in Orford Township and home to a sawmill, was the scene of a fair amount of logging activity in the late 1800s? What was it called?
a) Saint-Élie-d'Orford
b) Deauville
c) Rock Forest
d) Cherry River

The Eastern Townships' principal city is Sherbrooke. With a population of 150,000, it dominates the region. Sherbrooke is situated at the confluence of the St. Francis and Magog rivers.

From 1860 to the early 1900s, the St. Francis Valley was the main centre in Canada for the production of slate.

Three components make up the explosive combination of black powder: saltpeter (potassium nitrate), sulphur, and charcoal (carbon).

In its infancy, hydroelectric power in the Eastern Townships was in the hands of a variety of small, local companies.