Photo: Erj1211 · CC BY-SA 3.05 heritage places lie within 25 km of Eel River Crossing
For the highest designations, the closest town to Eel River Crossing is Listuguj, 25 km off. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is 1875; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
2 places of national importance within 25 km of Eel River Crossing
Inch Arran Point Front Range Lighthouse in Dalhousie is the nearest, 8.6 km away. They belong to 4 towns, chiefly Listuguj, Dalhousie and Pointe-à-la-Croix. Count to 25 km and there are 5.
The 5 nearest, within 25 km
| Inch Arran Point Front Range LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1870–1871 · 8.6 km away, in Dalhousie |
| Young HouseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1830 · 21 km away, in Pointe-à-la-Croix |
| Battle of the RestigoucheNational Historic Site · 1760–1761 · 23 km away, in Listuguj |
| Busteed HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1800 · 23 km away, in Listuguj |
| Site patrimonial de la Cabane-à-EudoreCited heritage site (Québec) · 25 km away, in Carleton-sur-Mer |
Only 1.2% of Eel River Crossing’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
19% of Eel River Crossing’s homes predate 1961, close to the typical town’s 18%. Only 6.5% of Eel River Crossing’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Eel River Crossing’s largest group of homes, 39%, went up from 1961 to 1980.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Eel River Crossing and its neighbours
Eel River Crossing in brief
Of the homes standing in Eel River Crossing, 19% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
Questions about Eel River Crossing’s history
How many historic places does Eel River Crossing have on the registers?
None within Eel River Crossing itself; the nearest is 8.6 km off: Inch Arran Point Front Range Lighthouse, in Dalhousie.
When did Eel River Crossing become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of Eel River Crossing to 1875. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in Eel River Crossing?
19% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).