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Ottawa Ontario Canada ~ Samuel de Champlain Monument ~ Nepean Point

 

Nepean Point is a hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, overlooking the Ottawa River, Parliament, the Canadian Museum of History, and other features of downtown Ottawa and Gatineau. It is located between the National Gallery of Canada and Alexandra Bridge.

 

The statue of Samuel de Champlain was erected in 1915 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Champlain’s second journey up the Ottawa River.

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Uploaded on August 23, 2014
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