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Ottawa, 1857–1860: the making of Canada's capital city on the eve of Confederation

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Published in 2021 at "Urban History"

DOI: 10.1017/s0963926821000481

Abstract: Canadian historiography has long regarded the choice and elaboration of Ottawa as a capital city in the mid-nineteenth century as a political compromise between Ontario (Canada West) and Quebec (Canada East). This article suggests that… read more here.

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