Joseph Papineau acquires it from Séminaire de Québec in two parts, in 1801 and 1803.
In 1929, the Papineau domain was sold off and became the Seigniory Club, which in turn later was acquired by Canadian Pacific hotels, now known as Fairmont.
Louis-Joseph Papineau built a sawmill on the river at the Chutes du Diables Falls.
A village, named North Nation Mills was part of the seigneury owned by Louis-Joseph Papineau.
He was a former rebel, in Lower Canada, who was operating the mill at the time and developed at this site.