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Sep 13, 2009 · Alma. Born of the lumber industry in 1860, Alma quickly became a prosperous agricultural parish. It burst into the industrial age in 1923 with the start of construction of the Isle-Maligne hydro station on the Grande Décharge. Alma, Québec, City, pop 29 998 (2006c), 30 126 (2001cA), inc 1979.
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Alma is an unincorporated rural community in Mapleton Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. [1][2] History. Pioneers began settling along the Elora Saugeen Road, which forms the main street of Alma, during the 1840s. [3] Alexander MacCrea and his wife settled here in 1848, and built a store.
The small town changed its name in 1856, when the Parish of Alma was created. The new name was chosen to honour the 1854 Battle of Alma, which took place between allied expeditionary forces and Russian forces on the banks of the River Alma during the Crimean War.
1905 Village of Alma becomes the City of Alma. With $100,000 of capital stock, Central Michigan Produce Company begins processing milk. The Pollasky sewer line constructed in the southern part of the city.
The present town of Alma was formed in 1962 from the merging of four villages: Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma. The oldest of the villages, St-Joseph-d'Alma, was founded in 1867 by Damase Boulanger.
Alma (älmä´, ăl´mə), city (1991 pop. 25,910), S central Que., Canada, on the Saguenay River. In 1954 its name was shortened from St. Joseph d'Alma. There are granite quarries in the region, and the town has pulp and paper and aluminum plants.
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The amalgamated city of Alma was established in 1962 from the merging of the villages of Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma. In 2002, Delisle joined the city. The name Alma refers to the Battle of Alma, one of the most famous battles at the time of the Crimean War, 1853-1856.
