Grosse-Île-et-le-Mémorial-des-Irlandais

Grosse Île, the tallest island in the Isle-aux-Grues archipelago, served as a quarantine station for the Port of Québec, the main point of entry for immigrants to Canada until the First World War. The island witnessed intense human drama and exceptional devotion. More than 7000 people died there, most during the typhus epidemic of 1847. Its history is tied to the immigrants who came in search of a better future, the staff who received them in the Americas, the Disinfection Building, the Celtic Cross, the Irish cemetery, the Memorial, the former living area of quarantine station employees, and the Lazaretto at the island's easternmost point, which stands as testimony to the tragic events of 1847.

Quebec · Canada