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View of the mills’ dike from La Visitation Island in 1839

Old drawing representing the various mills operating in 1839. In front of them, a cross planted on La Visitation Island surrounded by a fence. Behind the mills, the first church with its single bell tower.

Mills at the Village of Sault au Recollet on the Ottawa [Des Prairies River]. Likely author: Sir Henry William Barnard, Library and Archives Canada, Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana.

Drawing representing the various structures on the mills’ dike in 1839. In the background, the first church with its single bell tower. In the foreground, a cross planted on La Visitation Island.