Communication and Transportation
Road to Québec  (1623)
First Ship Built at Québec  (1663)
Griffon Launched  (Aug 7, 1679)
First Ship on Great Lakes  (Jan 8, 1680)
Chemin du Roi  (1734)
Charlevoix's Histoire  (1744)
First Printing Press  (Aug 3, 1751)
Halifax Gazette Printed  (Mar 23, 1752)
First Post Office  (Dec 9, 1755)
Sambro Lighthouse Built  (1758)
Postal System Established  (1763)
Québec's First Newspaper  (1764)
Québec's First Books  (1765)
First French Newspaper  (1778)
Library Established at Québec  (1779)
First Newspaper in NB  (Dec 12, 1783)
Montreal Gazette Published  (Aug 25, 1785)
North West America Launched  (Sep 20, 1788)
First Stagecoach Service  (Dec 27, 1789)
Mail Between Canada and the US  (1792)
Yonge Street Opened  (Feb 20, 1796)
Danforth Road Completed  (1799)
Royal Gazette Published  (1805)
Quebec Mercury Published  (Jan 5, 1805)
Le Canadien Published  (Nov 22, 1806)
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