From: <mailto:linp219@aol.com> linp219@aol.com Subject: Re: [Q-R] O/T - Under the seaway - article of interest Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 12:40:10 -0400 (EDT) References: <581061585.52384117.1400948673742.JavaMail.root@cds005> In-Reply-To: <581061585.52384117.1400948673742.JavaMail.root@cds005> Another similar situation here in Massachusetts, about a half hour drive from my home. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quabbin_Reservoir Linnie -----Original Message----- From: Doreen O < grandeebc@shaw.ca> To: Quebec Research < quebec-research@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, May 24, 2014 12:27 pm Subject: [Q-R] O/T - Under the seaway - article of interest "The Lost Villages of Mille Roches, Moulinette, Wales, Dickinson's Landing, Farran's Point, and Aultsville; the hamlets of Maple Grove, Santa Cruz and Woodlands; and the farming community of Sheik's/Sheek's Island, were not lost through carelessness, they were disposed of with Government approval "for the common good". Over 6500 people were displaced in the name of progress for the sake of the St. Lawrence Seaway and International Hydro Electric project."http://lostvillages.ca/history/the-lost-villages/mille-roches/