Grenville

Grenville was located in Lower Canada, on the north side of the Ottawa river, across from Hawkesbury which was in Upper Canada. Between Grenville and Carillon further downstream there was a stretch of rapids called the Long Sault. Work on the canals between Grenville and Carillon began at the end of May, in 1819, and they were officially opened on 24 April 1834. It was common practice to circumvent them, at first using a stage coach, and from 1854 by the use of the Grenville and Carillon Railway [Lamirande 1982].