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What was the first permanent settlement in the St. Lawrence river valley ?

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Answer: Kébec, now present day Québec City

Explanation:Lawrence River at the junction of the Saguenay River. It had long been a place for barter and trade. It was the centre of the fur trade and whaling industries in the 17th-century. Samuel de Champlain established the first permanent European settlement, named Kébec, now present day Québec City on 3-July-1608.

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