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HULL
, a See also:city
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(1875) and railway junction of the See also:province of See also:Quebec, See also:Canada, and the See also:capital of See also:Wright See also:county, opposite the city of See also:Ottawa
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Pop
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(1901) 13,988
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The magnificent See also:water-See also:power of the Chaudiere Falls of the Ottawa is utilized for the See also:lighting of the city, the operation of a See also:system of electric See also:railways connecting Hull with Ottawa and See also:Aylmer, and a number of large saw-See also:mills, pulp, See also:paper and match manufactories
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Hull has gone through several disastrous fires, but since that of 'goo, which swept out most of the See also:town, an efficient system of See also:fire See also:protection has been established
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Three See also:bridges unite Ottawa and Hull
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The city is governed by a See also:council composed of a See also:mayor and twelve aldermen elected annually
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See also:Champlain was the first See also: His descendants have remained among the substantial men of the town . |
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