Henryville, Quebec
Henryville is a municipality in Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,497. Henryville is the birthplace of Bat Masterson, a figure from the late 19th century U.S. wild west who became a New York City newspaper columnist during the early 20th century.
History
The first settlement of Henryville was founded in 1810 by notary Edme Henry, from whom it took its name. The area covered was vast at the time, including the current municipalities of Saint-Sébastien, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge and part of Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois.The municipality was officially created in 1855 under the name of Saint-Georges. During the rest of the 19th century, Saint-Georges lost huge part of its territory when Notre-Dame-des-Anges-de-Stanbridge, Saint-Sébastien and finally, Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois became separate municipalities. In 1927, the urban part of Saint-Georges split from the rural part and took the name of Henryville. In 1957, the rest of Saint-Georges also switches its name to Henryville. Finally, in 1999, the village of Henryville was merged with the rest of the municipality of Henryville to form a single entity once again. The municipality was severely affected by the 2011 Lake Champlain and Richelieu River floods.
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