Boat - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 25.661 W 075° 41.902
18T E 445369 N 5030699
This boat was placed in Major's Hill Park in Ottawa, Ontario, to recognize the fact that the Ottawa River and boats as well as canoes were essential to the economic survival and the building of Ottawa and Gatineau.
Waymark Code: WMYB0P
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/23/2018
Views: 10
The following information is etched on granite panels on top of the boat sculpture.
The River as Highway
In a world of forest, sky and river, traders travelling swiftly by canoe followed the great river into the heart of a continent.
The River as Power
In the forest, the great ancient pines fell to axes. Settlers arrived and planted crops in the thin norther soil. Water pulsed through the young wheel of industry.
Water Power Sawmills, wood mills, foundries - springing up at falls and along rapids the river.
The First Nations and their ancestors traded beaver pelts, copper, corn, flint, clay pipes, tobacco ...
The Voyageurs
Traders from the St-Lawrence River paddled the Ottawa River west and north in great convoys.
Type of Object: Boat
Location: Major's Hill Park
Material: Granite
Title: Not listed
Artist: Not listed
Placement Date: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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