The Historian · Marguerite · Montréal
Place Royale and the Old Custom House
This is the oldest public square in Montreal, in continuous use since the 17th century. It was the colonial marketplace, the site of the pillory and public punishments, and later the customs hub of the river trade — the 1830s Old Custom House stands here. It's also the ground covered by Pointe-à-Callière's archaeology. Read the founding economy and its harsher justice in one small square.
The city's oldest public square — the founding marketplace, later a site of public punishment and the colonial customs trade, beside the founding archaeology.
— Marguerite, The Historian
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