Abbott's Guide to Ottawa and Vicinity/Hull
HULL.
This, the elder of the twin cities, has not become in some respects so well known as has the younger scion of the pioneers already referred to, but it is the nucleus of the industries on this part of the river. The first settler took up land a little over 100 years ago, and with varying vicissitudes the spot became in turn a landing place to portage over the falls, a trading post, a supply station, a community, and finally the great milling and industrial centre it now is. The city has been devastated by several serious fires, particularly the great fire of 1900, which destroyed almost the entire city; residences, public buildings and industries disappeared before it, then, sweeping across the river, destroying the bridges in its path, it entered Ottawa, and continued for miles its course of destruction. The burnt district is now practically re-built, and the city is more prosperous than ever, and is the third largest city in the province of Quebec. Among the more important buildings are the Court House, City Hall, Notre Dame Church, the E. B. Eddy Company's Works, Gilmour and Hughson's Mills, and the International Portland Cement Works.