FIRST - Timber raft floated down the Ottawa River - Gatineau, Québec
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N 45° 25.491 W 075° 43.317
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The first square timber raft floated downstream on the Ottawa River to Québec was accomplished by Philemon Wright in 1806.
Waymark Code: WMYB13
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/23/2018
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Text of the plaque:
In 1800, American entrepreneur and colonizer Philemon Wright founded an agricultural settlement which later became Hull. Soon compelled to turn to the region's rich forest resources as a source of income for his settlement, Wright pioneered the timber trade in the Ottawa Valley, floating his first raft of square timber downstream to Québec in 1806. He later developed the first timber slides in Canada in order to bypass the Chaudière Falls. Wright's business and financial leadership ensured the dominance of the Ottawa Valley in Canadian timber exports during the second quarter of the 19th century.
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