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The river emptying into it he called Hochelaga, from the Indian name of the adjacent country.
French Pathfinders in North America William Henry Johnson
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Hochelaga is currently represented by BQ MP Réal Ménard.
Memo to Jack Layton uncorrectedproofs 2008
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Hochelaga is currently represented by BQ MP Réal Ménard.
Archive 2008-02-01 uncorrectedproofs 2008
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Arrived at the suburb known as Hochelaga, O'Grady turned his horses 'heads towards the river, and they dashed across the ice-bridge at the rate of about twelve miles an hour.
The Mysteries of Montreal Being Recollections of a Female Physician Charlotte Fuhrer
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It seems strange to read of the "lord of Canada" coming down the river with twelve canoes and many people to greet the first white men he had ever seen; strange, too, to find Cartier arriving at "the place called Hochelaga -- twenty-five leagues above Canada," where the river becomes very narrow, with a rapid current and very dangerous on account of rocks.
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"And your Hochelaga, which is the French Montreal, was Iroquois once, also," said Robert.
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An Indian village, called Hochelaga, existed here at this time.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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Indians that there was another town, called Hochelaga, situated about sixty leagues above.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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a spot of land called Hochelaga, now the site of Montreal.
The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Charles Roger
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"We recommend 'Hochelaga' most heartily, in case any of our readers may as yet be unacquainted with it."
A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition William A. Ross
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