Longue-Pointe Battle Site / Ruisseau des Sœurs
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Relocated Maison Allen-Picard, 201 avenue Mercier, beside Parc de la Capture-d'Ethan-Allen, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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VISITOR INFORMATION
Historical stream and shoreline maps are needed to locate Allen's landing and final position. Saint-Jean's September 1775 actions were separate events. Map point reviewed October 3, 2026: Pin is the mapped address of the relocated Allen-Picard house beside Parc de la Capture-d'Ethan-Allen. Municipal heritage records identify 201 avenue Mercier; Quebec records explain the capture association and 1970 relocation. This visitor reference does not identify the original battlefield, stream or house parcel. Check exterior access. Visitor information reviewed October 3, 2026: Municipal park hours are 6 a.m.–midnight. Retained map point identifies the relocated house at 201 avenue Mercier, beside the park, rather than the park entrance or original battlefield. Surviving Structures refers to that later relocated house; no interior tour, on-site house parking or house restroom confirmed; nearby park parking and chalet toilets are described below. Parking researched October 3, 2026: Nearby Promenade-Bellerive visitor parking serves a walk to the exterior house/park reference at 201 avenue Mercier. Use signed permitted spaces; the city listing does not establish a private house parking area.
Visitor information final pass — reviewed October 3, 2026: Nearby accessible public toilets are at the Promenade-Bellerive chalet, 8300 rue Bellerive. Its published autumn/winter schedule (September 7–June 19) is Tuesday–Sunday 10 am–3 pm, closed Monday; summer (June 20–September 6) is daily 9:30 am–8 pm. Confirm exceptional closures. Hours Link gives Capture-d’Ethan-Allen park opening, 6 am–midnight, not chalet toilet opening or house interior hours.
Nearby Parc de la Capture-d’Ethan-Allen is listed open 6 am–midnight. The park is a visitor reference; it does not establish public interior access to the relocated house or every part of the 1775 battlefield. No admission fee published in the checked municipal information.
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific monthly attendance pattern was established.
May-June or September for a permitted visit to Montreal's Ethan Allen capture memorial park in generally comfortable walking weather. Use current municipal park hours and check local path conditions.
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About Longue-Pointe Battle Site / Ruisseau des Sœurs Area
Longue-Pointe was the scene of Ethan Allen's failed attempt to attack Montreal in September 1775. British forces and local defenders captured Allen during the encounter. The action belongs to the American invasion of Canada, while its exact relationship to historic streams and modern streets remains unresolved.
A nearby park and the relocated Allen-Picard house offer heritage references, but the house's present position is not its original parcel. No confirmed surviving stream segment or surveyed battlefield boundary was established in this review.
History happened here at Longue-Pointe Battle Site / Ruisseau des Sœurs Area
On September 25, 1775, Allen's small force encountered resistance near Montreal and was defeated. The capture removed a prominent American leader from the invasion campaign. Biographical evidence identifies defenders involved, while local research examines the waterways and land through which the encounter unfolded.
Longue-Pointe illustrates the limits of a small independent attack against a defended settlement. Modern remembrance combines a park, a moved house, and changing place names. Those elements should be interpreted as related heritage references until the original approach, fighting ground, and stream alignment can be matched more securely.
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Research reviewed October 3, 2026. Event IDs e2817f49-b532-4de9-945c-aaab6cd3295f; Events Latest 10PM.csv rows 519.
https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/1786?revision_id=34842
https://ruisseaumolsonreferences.blogspot.com/2018/06/le-ruisseau-molson-au-debut-de-la_11.html
Map location reviewed October 3, 2026. Pin is the mapped address of the relocated Allen-Picard house beside Parc de la Capture-d'Ethan-Allen. Municipal heritage records identify 201 avenue Mercier; Quebec records explain the capture association and 1970 relocation. This visitor reference does not identify the original battlefield, stream or house parcel. Check exterior access. Map geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
https://toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=402927
https://montreal.ca/lieux/parc-de-la-capture-dethan-allen
https://archivesdemontreal.com/2014/12/08/chronique-montrealite-no-23-longue-pointe/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11973432858
https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
Visitor classification and amenities reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: Parc de la Capture-d’Ethan-Allen beside the relocated Allen-Picard house.
Prose batch 4 researched October 3, 2026. Fast pass; proofing pending. Biographical reference checked; Walter Butler entry supports capture but is not an Allen biography. House relocated in 1970. Proof original parcel and stream alignment; no surviving battlefield asserted.
Visitor admission and access fields reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: Parc de la Capture-d’Ethan-Allen beside the relocated Allen-Picard house.
Parking researched October 3, 2026. Montréal’s official page lists free parking for Parc de la Promenade-Bellerive, 8300 rue Bellerive, near the relocated-house and Capture-d’Ethan-Allen reference. Nearby Promenade-Bellerive visitor parking serves a walk to the exterior house/park reference at 201 avenue Mercier. Use signed permitted spaces; the city listing does not establish a private house parking area.
https://montreal.ca/lieux/parc-de-la-promenade-bellerive
Visitor information final pass — reviewed October 3, 2026
https://montreal.ca/lieux/chalet-du-parc-de-la-promenade-bellerive