Longue-Pointe
Longue-Pointe was a Montreal neighbourhood now located in the borough of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The neighborhood was permanently divided by the construction of the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel. Most of its territory is now part of the Mercier-Ouest while some of the area that fell east of the highway is now within Mercier-Est.
It is best known for its military base, CFB Longue-Pointe, the supply depot for all of Eastern Canada's armed forces. Around 2000 civilians and soldiers work at CFB Longue Pointe.[1]
Longue-Pointe was the site of a famous battle in the American Revolutionary War in 1775, in which Ethan Allen made an ill-fated attempt to capture Montreal from Kingdom of Great Britain.
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- ^ "Une base militaire en plein cœur de Montréal" (in French). Le Canal Nouvelles. Groupe TVA (Quebecor Media Inc.). 2009-05-29. http://lcn.canoe.ca/lcn/infos/regional/archives/2009/05/20090529-201942.html. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
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Coordinates: 45°35′0″N 73°31′0″W / 45.583333°N 73.516667°W
