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First Patent in Canada
The first patent of invention was issued by the Province of lower Canada in the Parliament Buildings which stood on this site. It was granted on the 8th June, 1824, for a washing and fulling machine in favour of Noah Cushing of Quebec.
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Premier brevet d'invention du Canada
Ici, le 8 juin 1824, en l’Hôtel du Gouvernement de la Province du Bas-Canada, fut émis le premier brevet d’invention canadien, en faveur de Noah Cushing, de Québec, inventeur d’un moulin à foulon.
Location: Montmorency Park, Québec
Emplacement : Parc Montmorency, Québec
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 46.813541, -71.204521
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada