Crystal Falls, Quebec
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Crystal Falls was a small community that existed mid-way between St. Jovite and Arundel on route 327 in the province of Quebec, Canada. The community no longer exists but can still be found in the Toponomie Quebec (http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/carto.asp?Speci=150437&Latitude=46,04417&Longitude=-74,60778&Zoom=1700) of the province of Quebec. There was a post office, a school, a cheese factory, a combination water-powered grist and sawmill and a Presbyterian Church - Knox Church Crystal Falls.
All that remains of the original settlement is the church which is now maintained by the Knox Church Crystal Falls Memorial Fund - a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the preservation of the church and cemetery at Crystal Falls. The mill burned in 1919 and the post office is now a private home.
In September 2002, a ceremeony was held to illuminate Knox Church Crystal Falls. The church is to be perpetually lit at night as a beacon along highway 327.
External link
- Knox Church Crystal Falls Quebec (http://www.laurentian.com/knox) - photos
- Toponomie Quebec (http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/carto.asp?Speci=150437&Latitude=46,04417&Longitude=-74,60778&Zoom=1700) - Listing Crystal Falls