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Former Geological Survey of Canada Building

Former Geological Survey of Canada Building is a National Historic Site of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario.

Ontario · 541 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario · location approximate

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FORMER GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA BUILDING This mid-19th-century hotel was remodelled in 1881 as the first Ottawa home of the Geological Survey of Canada. The Survey, established in 1842 to map the country's natural resources, became a federal department in 1877 and was soon moved from Montréal to Ottawa. The discoveries of its scientists were presented to scholars, the mining industry and the public through publications, lectures and exhibitions. The Survey's celebrated museum of natural and human history, which was located in this building until 1911, provided the foundation for Canada's national museums.

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L'ANCIEN ÉDIFICE DE LA COMMISSION GÉOLOGIQUE DU CANADA Cet hôtel du milieu du XIXe siècle fut réaménagé en 1881 pour recevoir la Commission géologique du Canada à Ottawa. Créée par le gouvernement canadien, en 1842, pour cartographier les ressources naturelles du pays, elle devint un ministère fédéral en 1877 et deménagea peu après de Montréal à Ottawa. Les découvertes de ses scientifiques étaient présentées à des savants, à l'industrie minière et au public dans des publications, des conférences et des expositions. Son célèbre musée d'histoire naturelles et humaine, qui logea dans cet édifice jusqu'en 1911, ouvrit la voie aux musées nationaux du Canada.

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This plaque text is recorded in the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, published by Parks Canada for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Plaque texts come from the Directory’s open dataset in the languages the Directory publishes them in; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the Directory’s street address or local area and marked approximate. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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