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Ottawa was originally called Bytown named for Colonel John By, the engineer who oversaw construction of the Rideau Canal.
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- 1800 - First European settlement on the site of present-day Ottawa.
en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Timeline_of_Ontario_history 
www.freeusandworldmaps.com- 1832 - Rideau Canal from Kingston to Ottawa completed
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ onztimeln.htm 
Canadian Scenery,
by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, 1842
Bridge at Bytown, Upper Canada
Canadian Scenery,
by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, 1842- 1850 - Bytown (Ottawa), Ontario founded
The site of By's headquarters during the construction of the Rideau Canal is incorporated as Bytown. Plains Indian culture is at its height,...Read MORE... - 1855 - Bytown Renamed
The capital city, Ottawa, was originally named Bytown after Colonel John By, who headquartered there while building the Rideau Canal to connect the...Read MORE... - 1857 - Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as the new capital of the United Province of Canada.
www.canadahistory.com/ timeline.asp - 1869 - Ottawa
"Ottawa — The Capital of the Dominion of Canada, is situated on the Ottawa River, 87 miles from its confluence with the St. Lawrence, and where the...Read MORE... 
1870 - Fire
OTTAWA, Ont., Aug. 19. - Several wealthy farmers have been burned out recently, losing from $8,000 to $10,000 each. GILMOUR'S piling-ground for...Read MORE...- 1873
OTTAWA, formerly BYTOWN, a city of Ontario, capital of the Dominion of Canada, and of Carleton co., is beautifully situated on the right bank of the...Read MORE... - 1879 - Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame-d’Ottawa established at Ottawa
www.gcatholic.org - 1882 - The Electric Cooking Range (or Stove) Invented in 1882 in Ottawa, Ontario by Thomas Ahearn and first showcased at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893,
it had by the 1930s replaced most gas stoves in kitchens around North America and Europe.
canadaalive.wordpress.com/ 2010/ 08/ 11/ invented-in-canada/ - 1892 - Wreck of the Quadra.
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 28. - The Minister of Marine and Fisheries has received a dispatch from the agent of his department at Victoria, stating that...Read MORE... - 1895 - Ottawa
"Ot'tawa, a city of Ontario, capital of the Dominion of Canada and of Carleton co., is beautifully situated on the right bank of the Ottawa River, at ...Read MORE... 
West Block, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Canada.
Supreme Court Building, Ottawa, Canada
Elgin Street, Ottawa.- 1906 - CYCLONE STRIKES OTTAWA.
Churches Partially Unroofed and Windows Broken.
Ottawa, Aug. 6. - A cyclone struck Ottawa at 6 o'clock last night and left thousands of dollars of ...Read MORE... - 1906 - FIRE IMPERILS A HUNDRED IN HOTEL.
WERE FORCED TO JUMP FROM WINDOWS AND FIRE ESCAPES.
MANY INJURED, 2 WILL DIE.
Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 15 - A hundred guests were trapped in the flames ...Read MORE... - 1906 - FOUR KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK - Timber-Laden Train Broke in Two Ascending a Steep Incline.
Special to The New York Times.
OTTAWA, Ontario, July 8. - A railroad wreck in which four persons were killed occurred on the Temiskaming and...Read MORE... - 1908 - A branch of the Royal Mint is established in Ottawa, making for the first time coins in Canada.
www.canadahistory.com/ timeline.asp - 1913 - EIGHT DEAD IN WRECK
Spreading Rails Sends Two Immigrant Cars Into Ottawa River
OTTAWA, June 25, - Eight persons were killed and more than twenty injured this aternoon ...Read MORE... - 1916 - CANADIAN PARLIAMENT FIRE AN ACCIDENT.
FIVE LIVES LOST WHEN $6,000,000 HISTORIC AND BEAUITFUL STRUCTURE BURNS.
Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 4. - Two women and three men are known to have perished ...Read MORE...
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
www.freeusandworldmaps.com
Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Canadian Scenery,
by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, 1842
Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Bridge at Bytown, Upper Canada
Canadian Scenery,
by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, 1842
Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
West Block, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Canada.
Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Supreme Court Building, Ottawa, Canada
Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Elgin Street, Ottawa.
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1800 - First European settlement on the site of present-day Ottawa.
en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Timeline_of_Ontario_history
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Travel Thru History
302 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Travel Thru History Full Show (www.youtube.com) -
1832 - Rideau Canal from Kingston to Ottawa completed
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ onztimeln.htm
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1850 - Bytown (Ottawa), Ontario founded
The site of By's headquarters during the construction of the Rideau Canal is incorporated as Bytown. Plains Indian culture is at its height,... Read MORE...
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1855 - Bytown Renamed
The capital city, Ottawa, was originally named Bytown after Colonel John By, who headquartered there while building the Rideau Canal to connect the... Read MORE...
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1857 - Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as the new capital of the United Province of Canada.
www.canadahistory.com/ timeline.asp
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1869 - Ottawa
"Ottawa — The Capital of the Dominion of Canada, is situated on the Ottawa River, 87 miles from its confluence with the St. Lawrence, and where the... Read MORE...
1870 - Fire
OTTAWA, Ont., Aug. 19. - Several wealthy farmers have been burned out recently, losing from $8,000 to $10,000 each. GILMOUR'S piling-ground for... Read MORE...
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1873
OTTAWA, formerly BYTOWN, a city of Ontario, capital of the Dominion of Canada, and of Carleton co., is beautifully situated on the right bank of the... Read MORE...
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1879 - Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame-d’Ottawa established at Ottawa
www.gcatholic.org
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1882 - The Electric Cooking Range (or Stove) Invented in 1882 in Ottawa, Ontario by Thomas Ahearn and first showcased at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893,
it had by the 1930s replaced most gas stoves in kitchens around North America and Europe.
canadaalive.wordpress.com/ 2010/ 08/ 11/ invented-in-canada/
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1892 - Wreck of the Quadra.
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 28. - The Minister of Marine and Fisheries has received a dispatch from the agent of his department at Victoria, stating that... Read MORE...
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1895 - Ottawa
"Ot'tawa, a city of Ontario, capital of the Dominion of Canada and of Carleton co., is beautifully situated on the right bank of the Ottawa River, at ... Read MORE...
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Ottawa, Canada (www.youtube.com) -
1906 - FOUR KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK - Timber-Laden Train Broke in Two Ascending a Steep Incline.
Special to The New York Times.
OTTAWA, Ontario, July 8. - A railroad wreck in which four persons were killed occurred on the Temiskaming and... Read MORE...
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1906 - CYCLONE STRIKES OTTAWA.
Churches Partially Unroofed and Windows Broken.
Ottawa, Aug. 6. - A cyclone struck Ottawa at 6 o'clock last night and left thousands of dollars of ... Read MORE...
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1906 - FIRE IMPERILS A HUNDRED IN HOTEL.
WERE FORCED TO JUMP FROM WINDOWS AND FIRE ESCAPES.
MANY INJURED, 2 WILL DIE.
Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 15 - A hundred guests were trapped in the flames ... Read MORE...
-
1908 - A branch of the Royal Mint is established in Ottawa, making for the first time coins in Canada.
www.canadahistory.com/ timeline.asp
-
1913 - EIGHT DEAD IN WRECK
Spreading Rails Sends Two Immigrant Cars Into Ottawa River
OTTAWA, June 25, - Eight persons were killed and more than twenty injured this aternoon ... Read MORE...
-
1916 - CANADIAN PARLIAMENT FIRE AN ACCIDENT.
FIVE LIVES LOST WHEN $6,000,000 HISTORIC AND BEAUITFUL STRUCTURE BURNS.
Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 4. - Two women and three men are known to have perished ... Read MORE...
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