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Lévis Forts National Historic Site

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Les forts de Lévis sont un ensemble de trois forts construits par l'armée britannique pour défendre la ville de Québec depuis Lévis au sud du fleuve Saint-Laurent. Ils font partie intégrante des fortifications de Québec. Le lieu historique national du Canada des Forts-de-Lévis, géré par Parcs Canada met en valeur le site qui est ouvert aux visiteurs depuis 1982.Construction et contexte historiqueContexte historique La construction des Forts-de-Lévis a débuté en 1865 sous le régime britannique en prévision d'une éventuelle attaque américaine. À cette époque, la Guerre de Sécession vient tout juste de se terminer aux États-Unis. Le Canada est, à l'époque, toujours une colonie britannique. Sa défense est donc responsabilité de la couronne britannique. La paix est fragile. La Grande-Bretagne craint que l'armée de l'Union (États du Nord) envahisse le Canada pour récupérer le terrain qui aurait été perdu aux Confédérés (États du Sud) lors de la guerre civile. L'Angleterre se dit neutre durant le conflit même si elle maintient l'important commerce de coton avec les états du sud. En effet, les manufactures de textiles britanniques dépendent grandement de l'approvisionnement en coton dans le sud des États-Unis.



"Construits entre 1865 et 1872, les forts de Lévis devaient protéger Québec contre une invasion américaine.Built between 1865 and 1872, the Lévis Forts were designed to protect Quebec City against an American invasion."
Address: 41 Chemin du Gouvernement, Lévis, QC G6V 7B1, Canada
Phone: (418) 835-5182
State: Québec
County: Lévis
Zip Code: G6V 7B1



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Great place to visit with children! We spent a little over an hour. The museum section has a lot of historical information and is very interactive. They have clean restrooms and a fountain to refill your water bottle. Staff is supper attentive and make you feel welcomed!Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
Neat place to visit if you’re an history buff. Lots happened in that area in the early days of Canada. Fascinant how much they had to do to protect England’s interests against the newly established American colonies.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
We had a stop after a long drive from fortress of Louisbourg Cape Breton. It is a great place to know more about history. Great exhibition with quiet good explanations. The Staff were very welcoming, nice and helpful. The guided tour was knowledgeable. There are few picnics tables.It’s recommended to visit it.
Was an amazing fort and experience!! My family and I did a self-guided tour and it was lovely. The museum had a lot of interesting stuff and I learnt a lot. The views outside the fort were also amazing. Would recommend as it's a quick but nice visit!Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
Very interesting and educational. Well preserved historical fort with pleinty of space for kids to run around and explore. Staff are friendly and helpful but I only hope park Canada would employ more staff who are fluent in English. I know it's Quebec and all but Park Canada is a Federal institution and service should be bilingual.
Fort was closed to public when we visited. I was just doing some comparison recon to fulfill my curiosity with similar structures from elsewhere. It is not a fort, might've been repurposed as one, but originally it was a hydro-electric device...we'll save that for another time...Visited onPublic holidayWait timeNo wait
History before your very eyes and what is interesting is the guns point south to a time when our star spangled friends were no so friendly.
Nice place to spend an hour the guided tour was particularly useful. This is one of three forts the only one still standing in Lévis, which were built to protect Quebec from a possible US invasion during the civil war not that the US would ever invade another country, of course.
Excellent place to visit and explore the history of Quebec and Canada. Lots to see and could take up to a couple of hours to go through.
Wonderful American civil war era fortification that has exhibits in air conditioned rooms which are open during covid and tunnels and ramparts for the kids to explore. Children are free. Definitely worth the time to visit.
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