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Levis
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(formerly Pointe Levi), the chief town of Levis county, Quebec, Canada, situated on the precipitous south bank of the St Lawrence, opposite Quebec city. Pop. (1901) 7783. It is on the Intercolonial railway, and is the eastern terminus of the Grand Trunk and Quebec Central railways. It contains the Lorne dock, a Dominion government graving dock, 445 ft. long, 100 ft. wide, with a depth on the sill of 262 and 202 ft. at high water, spring and neap tides respectively. It is an important centre of the river trade, and is connected by steam ferries with the city of Quebec. It is named after the marechal duc de Levis, the last commander of the French troops in Canada.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Levis'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/l/levis.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Levis'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/l/levis.html. 1910.
