{"id":529,"date":"2018-04-09T14:22:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T14:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nouveau.ville.richmond.qc.ca\/?page_id=529"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:26:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:26:59","slug":"histoire-et-armoiries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/richmond.quebec\/en\/histoire-et-armoiries\/","title":{"rendered":"Histoire et armories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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      \n\t\t\t\t\t\tHistory and Coat of Arms\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      The Town of Richmond owes its name to Sir Charles Gordon Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1764-1819), Chief Governor of the North American British in 1818-1819.<\/p>\n

      Richmond is located half way between Sherbrooke and Drummondville. The main access roads are Routes 116, 143, 243 and the AutoRoute 55 which connects Sherbrooke to Drummondville. The geographic location plays an important role in Richmond's history and development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      One of the oldest towns in the Eastern Townships<\/h2>\n

      \"\"<\/a>The first foundations were erected in 1797, at the same time as Sherbrooke, Brompton, Windsor and others in the Saint-Francis Valley.\u00a0 At that time, Gilbert Hyatt and his associate were settling in what is now known as Sherbrooke and Elmor Cushing, along with his associated settled in Shipton. They were the first to arrive within the limits of Richmond know today as Bridge and Principal.<\/p>\n

      During the first 25 years, Richmond was just like all the other primitive areas.\u00a0 In 1811 Craig road was built and gave great importance at that time to Richmond.<\/p>\n

      The name 'Richmond' appeared for the first time on an authentic document dated 1822. It was on October 28th 1862 That Richmond was incorporated as a Village\u00a0and a Mayor and Councillors were appointed on the 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0of January 1863.<\/p>\n

      Richmond is one of the oldest Towns in the Eastern Townships.\u00a0 It was the main centre for farming and the rubber and plastic industry in Richmond.\u00a0 When it was incorporated in 1862, the Municipal assessment was $92 000 dollars.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      The train as an economic lever<\/h2>\n

      \"\"<\/a>The evolution of Richmond is closely related to the development of the railway.\u00a0 A railway between Island Pond (Portland) and Montr\u00e9al was built on the idea of John A. Poor, lawyer and journalist from Bangor-Maine, and was supported by Alexandre T. Galt, a Townshipper. A group from Boston also became interested in the project. They dreamed of a Boston-Montr\u00e9al railway. Which railway should we build? To determine which railway, they organized a sled race.\u00a0 Part of the mail arriving from England destined to Montreal was placed on a boat in Portland along with a sled to be transported to Montreal.\u00a0 When the same boat arrived in Boston the same procedure was followed.\u00a0 The first sled to arrive would determine which railway would be built.\u00a0 The sled from Portland arrived 12 hours before the one from Boston. The dispute was over and the railway Portland-Montreal was built.<\/p>\n

      On July 1st 1853, the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company prepared to build a railway from Longueil to Island Pond (Vermont), a distance of 142 miles (228 km). The section St-Hyacinthe-Richmond, 41 miles (66 km) was opened on October 20th 1852. \u00a0The Qu\u00e9bec-Richmond line was completed not long after, and Richmond became an important railway centre with a line leaving from Chicago to Toronto, and from Montreal to Portland.<\/p>\n

      An important railway centre, Richmond is 76 miles (122 km) from Montr\u00e9al, 90 miles (145 km) from Qu\u00e9bec and 221 miles (356 km) from Portland. At the end of the 1800's, Richmond had a Court house, two post offices, at least six stores, a print shop, a local paper, a foundry, four hotels and many people in different m\u00e9tiers, and about 86 residential houses.\u00a0 In 1908, the Municipal assessment was $579 045 dollars while the population was 2 500 persons.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Coat of Arms<\/h2>\n

      The current Coat of Arms of the Ville de Richmond, were adopted by the Municipal Council in 2008.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      The shield is divided into four parts, symbolising a cross road or a meeting place. The division lines also represent the railroad and the St-Francis River, two important transportations in Richmond's history.\u00a0 The main face of the Coat of Arms is made up of a clover, a rose, a fleur-de-lis and a thistle.\u00a0 Together, they form one, which represents the first habitants of the region. The four flowers are elements taken from the old Coat of Arms.\u00a0 They ensure a continuity of the emblematic heritage of Richmond.<\/p>\n

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      The beaver symbolises the industry and the work the citizens have invested in their Town. It lies on a branch of green maple leaves, as it did during the many years on the old coat of arms.<\/p>\n

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      The Latin sentence means \u00abtogether we prosper\u00bb<\/p>\n

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      The Herons are magnificent birds that can be spotted in our region. They show the rich natural heritage of this geographic location. They hold a maple leaf in their beaks to remind us of the maple branch on the crest.<\/p>\n

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      \u00a0 The Town of Richmond owes its name to Sir Charles Gordon Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1764-1819), Chief Governor of the North American British in 1818-1819. Richmond is located half way between Sherbrooke and Drummondville. The main access roads are Routes 116, 143, 243 and the AutoRoute 55 which connects Sherbrooke to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ocean_post_layout":"full-width","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"on","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-529","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-10 10:53:40","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richmond.quebec\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richmond.quebec\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richmond.quebec\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richmond.quebec\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richmond.quebec\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/richmond.quebec\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5831,"href":"https:\/\/richmond.quebec\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/529\/revisions\/5831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richmond.quebec\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richmond.quebec\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}