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Who founded Wrightsville north of the Ottawa River in 1800?

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In 1800, a group of farmers from Massachusetts led by Philemon Wright established the area's first permanent town, Wrightsville, north of the Ottawa River. This settlement was later incorporated in 1875 as the city of Hull, which is now part of Gatineau.1