Pied-du-Courant Prison

Pied-du-Courant Prison
Prison du Pied-du-Courant
The prison, Monument aux Patriotes and a part of wall
Location903, avenue de Lorimier
Montreal, Quebec
H2K 3V9
Coordinates45°31′25″N 73°32′47″W / 45.5236°N 73.5465°W / 45.5236; -73.5465
StatusClosed
Security classhistoric site (1978)
Capacityover 276
Opened1835 (1835)
Closed1912
Managed bySociété des alcools du Québec
GovernorCharles-Amédée Vallée - from 1895 to 1912
Websitewww.mndp.qc.ca

The Pied-du-Courant Prison (French: Prison du Pied-du-Courant) is a prison museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada near the Saint Lawrence River and the Jacques-Cartier Bridge.

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