s ▁house . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁Bol ton ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Major . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁By town ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁the ▁hill ▁had ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁Major ' s ▁Hill . ▁Comm emor ative ▁pla ques ▁and ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁By , ▁Major ▁Bol ton ▁and ▁their ▁success ors ▁were ▁ere cted ▁in ▁Major ' s ▁Hill ▁Park . ▁ ▁The ▁residence ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁though ▁ru ins ▁surv ive ▁to ▁today . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁a ▁residence ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁park ▁has ▁remained ▁a ▁green ▁space ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁Ott awa . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Capital ▁Commission , ▁which ▁has ▁placed ▁historical ▁information ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁park . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁central ▁location , ▁Major ' s ▁Hill ▁Park ▁is ▁frequ ented ▁all ▁year ▁round . ▁It ▁is ▁frequently ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁ven ue ▁for ▁events , ▁and ▁is ▁central ▁to ▁Ott awa ' s ▁civ ic ▁Canada ▁Day ▁celebr ations . ▁ ▁A ▁more ▁recent ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁calendar ▁is ▁the ▁annual ▁' B ▁In ▁The ▁Park ', ▁which ▁preced es ▁the ▁Gl eng ar ry ▁High land ▁Games . ▁Pi pe ▁bands ▁and ▁high land ▁d anc ers ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ▁perform . ▁It ▁is ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁S ons ▁of ▁Scotland ▁Pi pe