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加拿大首都渥太华的历史成型自丽都运河的建设、木工业、成为加拿大首都以及美洲与欧洲的影响和来往等事件。到了1914年,渥太华的人口超过了10万。而现在,它是七国集团成员国加拿大的首都,人口超过了一百万。
“渥太华”一词源自阿尔冈昆语的adawe一词,意为“贸易”,指的是使用河流进行贸易、狩猎、钓鱼、扎营、收割植物、组织仪式以及其他传统用途的当地人。该地区的第一幅地图开始为后来者们给主要河流取名。
几个世纪以来,阿尔冈昆人穿过渥太华河和丽都河(英语:Rideau River)的水道时往往会转走陆路。法国探险家Étienne Brûlé(英语:Étienne Brûlé)被认作是第一个看到绍迪埃瀑布(英语:Chaudière Falls)的欧洲人(1610年),他也不得不穿过这里从而抵达内陆。该地区的永久定居点是由腓利门·赖特(英语:Philemon Wright)建立的,他于1800年前后在渥太华河北岸的瀑布附近建立了他的村庄。
The construction of the Rideau Canal, spurred by concerns for defense following the War of 1812 and plans made by Lieutenant Colonel John By(英语:John By) and Governor General Dalhousie(英语:George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie) began shortly after September 26, 1826 when Ottawa's predecessor, Bytown was founded. Lt. Colonel John By was an officer of the Royal Engineers commissioned by the British Government in 1826 to superintend the construction of the Rideau Canal.[1]
The founding was marked by a sod turning, and a letter from Dalhousie which authorized Colonel By to divide up the town into lots.[2] The town developed into a site for the timber, and later sawed lumber trade, causing growth so that in 1854, Bytown was created a city and its present more appropriate name, Ottawa was conferred.[1]
不久后,君主维多利亚将渥太华选为了加拿大的首都; and the parliament buildings on Parliament Hill were soon completed. Also at this time, increased export sales led it to connect by rail to facilitate shipment to markets especially in the United States. 在20世纪初期,木工业随着供给和需求的减少而衰落。
Growth continued in the 20th century, and by the 1960s, the Greber Plan(英语:Greber Plan) transformed the capital's appearance and removed much of the old industrial infrastructure. By the 1980s, Ottawa had become known as Silicon Valley North(英语:Silicon Valley North) after large high tech companies formed, bringing economic prosperity and assisting in causing large increases in population in the last several decades of the century. In 2001, the city amalgamated all areas in the former region, and today plans continue in areas such as growth and transportation.