Brown's Inlet
(At the corner of Broadway and Ralph Street)
Written by Bytown Museum
on
03/Dec/2009
Ottawa is known for its beautiful rivers and waterways. The pond at Brown's Inlet is no exception. Originally flooded during the construction of the Rideau Canal, Brown's Inlet was transformed into a larger creek and then into two smaller ponds.
When the Ottawa Agricultural Society first acquired its fairgrounds at Lansdowne Park, the canal road ran right through it to Bank Street, with a wooden bridge at Brown’s Inlet. The former location of the bridge is still visible at low water in the winter, marked by a large drainpipe.
Today, some of Ottawa's most expensive homes are located in the area surrounding Brown's Inlet, and the ponds draw an array of local wildlife.
Neighbourhood
Like the rest of Ottawa, the area that would become known as the Glebe was originally a hunting territory for Anishnabe (Algonquin) tribes, principally the Odawa, whose name is commemorated ... read more
