'The Famous Township of Hull': Image and Aspirations of a Pioneer Quebec Community

Type of resource
Author/collaborator
Title
'The Famous Township of Hull': Image and Aspirations of a Pioneer Quebec Community
Abstract
A description of the founding of Hull, Quebec, (now part of Gatineau) in 1800 by Philemon Wright (1760-1839), an American from Woburn, Massachusetts, and eight Woburn area associates. On March 20, 1800, Wright arrived in Hull Township with 37 men, 5 women, and 21 children, as well as 14 horses and 8 oxen. The community was originally established as an agricultural settlement before Wright became involved in the lucrative timber trade.
Publication
Histoire sociale/Social History
Volume
Vol. 12
Issue
no. 24
Pages
339-367
Date
November 1979
Language
en
URL
Citation
Elliott, Bruce S. “‘The Famous Township of Hull’: Image and Aspirations of a Pioneer Quebec Community.” Histoire sociale/Social History Vol. 12, no. 24 (November 1979): 339–367. https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/39013.
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