The village took the name of Governor General John Coape Sherbrooke in 1818. The city owes its initial urban growth to industrialization, which occurred in waves from the 1840s. It became a textile centre with the establishment of Canada's first cotton manufacturing plant in 1844 and a large wool plant in 1867.
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Sherbrooke is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative ...
It originated as a fur-trading post, about 75 miles (120 km) east of Montreal city and 30 miles (48 km) north of the Vermont, U.S., boundary, and later served ...
In 1823, Sherbrooke becomes the administrative center of the Saint-François judicial district. In 1834, the British American Land Company is created. Managed by ...
The Sherbrooke Village Restoration area was established in 1969 to conserve a part of Sherbrooke as it was during the last half of the 1800s. Sherbrooke Village ...
Apr 9, 2020 · The urban development of a city is profoundly influenced by its industrial growth and Sherbrooke is no exception to this rule.