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1800- Wrightsville (now Hull part of Gatineau) founded by American Philemon Wright
1826 - ByTowne founded by Colonel John By as base camp for the construction of the Rideau Canal
1855 - ByTown renamed City of Ottawa
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as capital of the Province of Canada
1866 - first sitting of Parliament in new capital
1867 - Ottawa becomes capital of the Dominion of Canada
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