FIRST - Settler - PREMIER - Colon - Ottawa, Ontario
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Philemon Wright was the first settler of an area currently known as the National Capital Region. No permanent settlement occurred in the area until 1800 when Philemon Wright founded his village near the falls, on the north shore of the Ottawa River.
Waymark Code: WMYB0Y
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/23/2018
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Text of the plaque located on Major's Hill Park in Ottawa, Ontario:
Philemon Wright first settler on what is now the Québec Shore (of the Ottawa River), 1800.
Texte de la plaque située dans le parc Major's Hill, à Ottawa, en Ontario.
Philemon Wright, en 1800, fut le premier colon à s'établir sur ce qui est aujourd'hui le côté québecois de la rivière (des Outaouais).
History of Ottawa
For centuries, Algonquin people have portaged through the waterways of both the Ottawa River and the Rideau River while passing through the area. French explorer Étienne Brûlé was credited as the first European to see the Chaudière Falls in 1610, and he too had to portage past them to get further inland. No permanent settlement occurred in the area until 1800 when Philemon Wright founded his village near the falls, on the north shore of the Ottawa River.
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Translation of the above History of Ottawa text:
Pendant des siècles, les Algonquins ont fait du portage dans les cours d'eau de la rivière des Outaouais et de la rivière Rideau tout en traversant la région. L'explorateur français Étienne Brûlé fut le premier Européen à voir les chutes de la Chaudière en 1610, et il dut lui aussi les contourner afin de se rendre a l'intérieur des terres. Il n'y a pas eu d'établissement permanent dans la région avant l'année 1800, lorsque Philemon Wright a fondé son village près des chutes, sur la rive nord de la rivière des Outaouais.
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