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The "Chaudière" name was given to the falls by Samuel de Champlain, an early French explorer who noted in a 1613 journal entry that the Indigenous word for the falls was Asticou meaning boiler, but 'Asticou' is now thought to be a misprint as the Algonquin (Anishinaabemowin) word for boiler/cauldron is Akikok, and an Algonquin name for the location is Akikodjiwan. [8]
The Terrasses de la Chaudière (French pronunciation: [letɛʁas də la ʃodjɛʁ]) is a complex of government office buildings in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.The complex was built in 1978 as part of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's initiative to see more federal workers based in the Quebec side of the Ottawa River.
Chaudière Falls (French: Chutes de la Chaudière, pronounced [ʃyt də la ʃodjɛʁ]) is a 35-meter-high (115 ft) waterfall in Lévis, Quebec along the Chaudière River.It is part of the regional Parc des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, which features a 113-metre-long (371 ft) suspension footbridge standing 23 metres over the river. [3]
Chaudière-Appalaches (French: [ʃodjɛʁ apalaʃ], Quebec French: [ʃoˈd͡zjaɛ̯ʁ apaˈlaʃ]) [2] is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada.It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (French: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce).
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This article is a list of historic places in Chaudière-Appalaches, entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they are federal, provincial, or municipal.