Philemon Wright's 1806 experiment to exploit the timber of the Ottawa Valley was very well timed. |
This elegant stone house, surrounded by greenery, was built around 1855 on the original property of Philemon Wright. |
Charron House is one of only two structures in the Hull sector that date back to the period of founder Philemon Wright. |
But Philemon I knew would feel its power, and so I made that appeal to him. |
This staff, in fact, was the oddest-looking staff that Philemon had ever beheld. |
According to Philemon it amounted to one obolus, about four cents of our money. |