![]() ![]() Though the death tolls were high at Grosse Île and Windmill Point, large numbers of Irish were able to get through the port, arriving in Toronto during 18. Officially the “Irish Commemorative Stone,” most Irish and locals know it simply as “Black Rock.” Lawrence River as a natural tribute to the 6,000 Irish people who died in 1847. Wishing to commemorate the victims, the workers erected a large boulder from the bed of the St. When workers began construction of the Victoria Bridge in the area in 1859, they uncovered the remains of immigrants who had died of “ship fever” at Windmill Point. “A military cordon had to be established around the area of the sheds to contain the infected immigrants,” Loye said. ![]() The girl had wandered into the city of Montreal and was apprehended by a policeman to keep citizens away from her for fear of contamination. ![]()
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