Plains of Abraham

Plains of Abraham
Plains of Abraham
	Plains of Abraham in summer
Location	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	46°47′59″N 71°13′15″W / 46.79972°N 71.22083°W
Area	98 ha (240 acres)
Established	17 March 1908
Governing body	National Battlefields Commission (Canadian Crown)

The Plains of Abraham (French: Plaines d'Abraham) is a historic area within the Battlefields Park in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was established on 17 March 1908. The land is the site of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, which took place on 13 September 1759, but hundreds of acres of the fields became used for grazing, housing, and minor industrial structures.^[2] Only in 1908 was the land ceded to Quebec City, though administered by the specifically created and federally-run National Battlefields Commission. The park is today used by 4 million visitors and tourists annually for sports, relaxation, outdoor concerts, and festivals.

^ National Battlefields Commission. "Info Source > Responsibilities". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
^ Wood, William (1911). "Tercentennial Quebec". In Doughty, A.G.; Wood, William (eds.). The King's Book of Quebec. Ottawa: The Mortimer Co. Ltd. pp. 137–138. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

[1] National Battlefields Commission. "Info Source > Responsibilities". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

[2] Wood, William (1911). "Tercentennial Quebec". In Doughty, A.G.; Wood, William (eds.). The King's Book of Quebec. Ottawa: The Mortimer Co. Ltd. pp. 137–138. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

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