Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . ). Ottawa was origi-ginally called Bytown, in honor of Colonel By, of the Royal Engineers, by whom itwas laid out in 1827. It was incorporated as a city under its present name in 1854,and was selected by Queen Victoria as the seat of the Canadian Government in1858. It has grown rapidly since the latter date, and now has a population of about23,000. The city is the entrepot of the lumber-trade of the Ottawa and its tribu-taries, and has a number of large saw-mills, several flour-mills, and manufactoriesof iron-castings, mill machinery, agri
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . ). Ottawa was origi-ginally called Bytown, in honor of Colonel By, of the Royal Engineers, by whom itwas laid out in 1827. It was incorporated as a city under its present name in 1854,and was selected by Queen Victoria as the seat of the Canadian Government in1858. It has grown rapidly since the latter date, and now has a population of about23,000. The city is the entrepot of the lumber-trade of the Ottawa and its tribu-taries, and has a number of large saw-mills, several flour-mills, and manufactoriesof iron-castings, mill machinery, agricultural implements, etc. OTTAWA. 153 Ottawa is substantially built, containing many stone edifices, but tbe OoveriiiiieiitBnilding:§ are the chief feature of the city. Tliey form three sides of a vast <|iia<l-rangle on an eminence known as Barrack Hill, 150 ft. above the river, and costnearly $4,000,000. The S. side of the quadrangle is formed by the Parliarnent-House^ which is 472 ft. long and 572 ft. deep from the front of the main tower to. :I:i!i|Sift|; ;tfff
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