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Ghost town of Val-Jalbert, QC
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this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023
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Beautiful! Why is the town abandoned?
It was a town built around a new pulp mill using the falls as a power source at the turn of the 20th century near Roberval, Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Québec.
The decreasing demand for pulp in the 1920s and the 1929 crash sealed the fate of the town.
The town was very well preserved and is now a park available to visit.
More information.
Awesome! Thank you for the info. One of the things I have always loved about QC is how well they treat their heritage buildings.