Founding of Carleton Place

Photo by Alan L Brown - June 25, 2004

Plaque Location

The County of Lanark
The Town of Carleton Place
On the SW corner of Flora Street and McRostie Street, 1 block south of High Street

Plaque Summary from the Ontario Heritage Trust's website

Originally called Morphy's Falls, this settlement on the Mississippi River took the name of Carleton Place in 1830 when a post office was opened. The construction of railway lines from Brockville and Ottawa later in the century greatly stimulated the community's growth.

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