Talk:Long Sault

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Many sites on the internet and in books say that a place named Long Sault (or Long Saut) existed in the Ottawa River near Carillon, Quebec, and was the site of the Battle of Long Sault in 1660. Are these two places the same, is there a mistake somewhere? Thank you and please respond on my discussion page.--$1LENCE D00600D (talk) 22:32, 29 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Long Sault appears in many books regarding a place now currently bypassed by the Carillon Canal. The rapids, as I understand, no longer exist, probably due to hydroelectric power facilities, however this version of the Long Sault is on the Ottawa River. It is of significance in the Dollard-des-Ormeaux's Battle of Long Sault, the Beaver Wars, and the Ottawa River Timber trade, all which were affected by an area that was clearly once known as Long Sault, and is certainly very close to the Carillon Canal. Now I don't have any further knowledge on either of these 2 Long Sault places, but it'd be nice to mention what I'm talking about in this article, if anyone is more knowledgeable of it. The name Long Sault appears in much historical writing in the 1800's for sure, but I don't know when or if or how this name became out of fashion. It seems very very bizarre that there are two places with the same name, that, although are on different rivers, are both related to the eastern portion of Ontario.

Pronunciation[edit]

So, is it pronounced "salt", "so", or "soo"? A guide for readers would be helpful here, considering the ambiguity in the word's usage elsewhere. 2001:56A:F0E9:9B00:40BA:BD43:EF06:7B55 (talk)JustSomeWikiReader