National Capital Commission
Canada

Colonel By StatueLieutenant-Colonel John By (1779–1836) of the Royal Engineers was the British officer sent into the wilderness in 1826 with orders to build a canal to link the Ottawa River to Lake Ontario. He also founded Bytown, now called Ottawa.

Artist and Fabrication Date

Joseph-Emile Brunet, 1971
Owner: National Capital Commission

Location

Major's Hill Park, Ottawa

Directions

Facing Parliament Hill, turn right on Wellington Street.  Turn left on Mackenzie Street and pass the Château Laurier. Major's Hill Park is located on the left. 

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