Canal Stones

The Canal Stones stand in Major's Hill Park south of the ruins of Colonel By's house. The plaque on them faces the nearby bushes and most visitors will likely walk on by them without paying them any attention. They may be stones that were part of the original canal structure, though I could not find this out for sure.

CANAL STONES

TO COMMEMORATE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JOHN BY, R.E.,
BUILDER OF THE RIDEAU CANAL (1826-1832) AND
FOUNDER OF BYTOWN (LATER RENAMED OTTAWA),
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA.

ERECTED BY THE HISTORIC LANDMARKS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
MAY 1915

LES PIERRES DU CANAL

HOMMAGE RENDU AU LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JOHN BY, INGÉNIEUR
MILITAIRE BRITANNIQUE, CONSTRUCTEUR DU CANAL RIDEAU (1826-1832)
ET FONDATEUR DE BYTOWN (PLUS TARD RENOMMÉE OTTAWA),
CAPITALE FÉDÉRALE DU DOMINION DU CANADA

INSTALLÉES PAR LA HISTORIC LANDMARKS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
EN MAI 1915