Pointe-Platon Ecological Reserve
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| location = Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Québec, Canada
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Pointe-Platon Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1995.[http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/recherche.aspx?s=Pointe-Platon+Ecological+Reserve&x=17&y=11 Commission de Toponymie Québec] {{in lang|fr}}
"Pointe Platon" was the name of the Manor House and estate which was occupied by the de Lotbinière family. Pierre-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (1798-1865) and his wife Julie-Christine Chartier de Lotbinière, 5th seigneuresse of Lotbinière lived at "Pointe Platon" for several years {{cite book |editor-last=Morgan |editor-first=Henry James |editor-link=Henry James Morgan |title=Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada |location=Toronto |publisher=Williams Briggs |date=1903 |url=https://archive.org/details/typesofcanadianw01morguoft |page=[https://archive.org/details/typesofcanadianw01morguoft/page/180 180]}}
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External links
- [http://www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/biodiversite/reserves/pointe_platon/res_52.htm Official website from Government of Québec]
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Category:Protected areas of Chaudière-Appalaches
Category:Nature reserves in Quebec
Category:Protected areas established in 1995
Category:1995 establishments in Quebec
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