Sussex Drive
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Sussex Drive, also known as Ottawa Regional Road 93, is an arterial road in Ottawa, Ontario, the capital of Canada. It is one of the city's main ceremonial and institutional routes. Travelling roughly
Aerial view of Sussex Street and the Royal Canadian Mint, circa 1920
Sussex Drive crossing the Rideau River
Looking north on Sussex Drive from the York Steps
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History of Ottawa
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The history of Ottawa begins with the retreat of the Laurentide ice sheet from c. 10,000 BCE to c. 6,000 BCE, which allowed human settlement. Since at least 500 CE, Algonquin people have lived along t
View of Parliament Hill and Chaudière Falls, Ottawa c. 1859.
Chaudière Falls (known to the Algonquin as Akikodjiwan) was a central Algonquin site for socialization and trade.
Lieutenant Colonel John By of the Royal Engineers was assigned to oversee construction of the Rideau Canal in 1826.
Camp used by soldiers and labourers of the Rideau Canal on the south side of the Ottawa River in 1826