McDonald's Corners

~ sitting high above breathtaking Dalhousie Lake
~ quaint township holding true to its heritage
~ well known for Maple syrup and its logging
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Lanark Village

~ first settled in 1820 by Scottish immigrants who named it after Lanark in Scotland
~ Clyde River used as power for textile production & transportation route for logging industry
~ famous for textile employers Glenayr Kitten Mill & Clyde Woolen Mills
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Perth

~ town was established as a military settlement in 1816
~ the Tay River splits Perth into two main channels
~ site of the first telephone other than Bell's experimental installations
~ stonemason's work in buildings and Rideau Canal locks
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Clayton

~ founded in 1824, originally known as Bellamy Mills until 1858
~ based on water power sites of the Mississippi and Indian Rivers
~ saw, grist and wollen mill businesses helped the town develop
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Almonte

~ first settled in 1819 as site for mill known as Shepherd's Falls
~ former mill & textile town and ward of Mississippi Mills
~ leading centres in Ontario for the manufacture of woollen cloth
~ the Mississippi River runs through Almonte
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Carleton Place/Appleton

~ settlement in 1819 for waterfall potential spawning a mill & first area textile/lumber industries
~ originally Morphy's Falls, renamed Carleton Place, after a street in Glasgow, Scotland
~ the Mississippi River runs through the town as a tributaries of the Ottawa River
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Ashton

~ serves as boundary line between Ottawa & Lanark County
~ located on the Jock River with rural charm remaining relatively unchanged
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Carp

~ the village takes its name from the Carp River which runs through it
~ famous for the Carp Fair dating back to 1880, still operating
~ was a transit station from the West into Ottawa, now a suburb with rural flair
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Ottawa

~ founded in 1826 as Bytown, renamed "Ottawa" the Algonquin word adawe, meaning "to trade"
~ the Ottawa River was called Kichi Sibi or Kichissippi' or "Grand River"
~ the Rideau Canal circa 1826 separated Upper and Lower Town
~ Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as common capital for ease of transportation
~ local lumber barons created World's largest timber industry
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