Story kiosk location
- Southwest corner of Dalhousie and Murray
Important dates
- In September, 1849, two rival political groups, the Reformers and the Tories, threw stones at each other in the market area. Reformers wanted more self-government for Canada and the Tories opposed change. Many were injured and one man died during what became known as “The Stoney Monday Riot.”
Audiofile
- No
Who lived here?
If you come across 288 & 290 Patrick Street, you can still see Thomas Brûlé’s French Canadian wooden house with four dormers set in the roof built in 1842. He was a blacksmith and was involved in the Stoney Monday Riot of 1849.