Episode 2 of 2
Site Selection for the Canal's Beginning
- When
- 26 September 1826
- Where
- Site chosen as the beginning of the canal
Lieutenant-Colonel John By and the Earl of Dalhousie chose the site as the beginning of the canal on 26 September 1826.
By and the Earl of Dalhousie, Governor of British North America, selected the site as the beginning of the canal on 26 September 1826. The planned route ran up the Ottawa River to the mouth of the Rideau River, later the site of Bytown, though the passages do not explicitly equate the chosen site with that river mouth. By is credited with founding Bytown in the process.
Sources
- John By Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
- Rideau Canal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
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