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Photograph: Elizabeth Donison © Université McGill
What is this underground structure that was discovered in parc George O’Reilly during archeological digs in 2016?
A) A drain
B) A secret passage
C) A military fortification
For the answer ...
Answer: A)
A drain
Discovered right near boulevard LaSalle, between Crawford and Lloyd-George, this drain is made out of cut stones. This drain pipe probably connected a farm building to the St. Lawrence River, somewhere between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th. Paleo-environmental samples of the drain were collected by the archeologists for analysis. The mystery continues on!