http://www.metafilter.com/tags/bytown Posts tagged with 'bytown' at MetaFilter. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:21:56 -0800 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:21:56 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/76736/Billings%2Dmeet%2Dthe%2DBillings%2Dtheyre%2Da%2Dmodern%2DBytown%2Dfamily Meet <a href="http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/heritage/museums/billings/virtual_exhibit/biographies/first/braddish_en.html">Braddish Billings</a>, the first settler in <a href="http://blackader.library.mcgill.ca/Countyatlas/showtownship2.php?townshipid=Gloucester">Gloucester Township</a>, and his <a href="http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/heritage/museums/billings/virtual_exhibit/biographies/index_en.html">family</a>, including the famed palentologist <a href="http://cgc.rncan.gc.ca/paleochron/18_e.php">Elkanah Billings</a>. Learn about the <a href="http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/heritage/museums/billings/virtual_exhibit/village/1812-1865_en.html">Bridge Braddish built</a>, and the <a href="http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/heritage/museums/billings/virtual_exhibit/village/index_en.html">community</a> that grew around it. Learn about the way the Billings <a href="http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/heritage/museums/billings/virtual_exhibit/travel/index_en.html">travelled</a>, occupied their <a href="http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/heritage/museums/billings/virtual_exhibit/hobbies/index_en.html">free time</a>, got <a href="http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/heritage/museums/billings/virtual_exhibit/education/index_en.html">educated</a>, and <a href="http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/heritage/museums/billings/virtual_exhibit/index_en.html">tons of other stuff</a>. All thanks to the <a href="http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/residents/heritage/museums/billings/index_en.html">Billings Estate National Historic Site</a> of the <a href="http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/index_en.html">City of Ottawa</a>. The Bridge at Billings Bridge allows <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Street_(Ottawa)">Bank Street</a> to cross the <a href="http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009746">Rideau River</a>, and is now home to the rather ugly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billings_Bridge_Plaza">Billings Bridge Plaza</a>.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.76736 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:21:56 -0800 billings billingsbridge bytown history ottawa Monday, stony Monday