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Carleton Place, originally known as Morphy's Falls, was chosen as a mill site by Edmond Morphy in 1819. It is located on the Mississippi River, a tributary of the Ottawa River. It became a village in 1870, and a town in 1890. The name later given to the settlement was actually "Carlton Place" after the street in GlasgowFor other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, located on the River Clyde in West Central Scotland. It is also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, officially known as the City of Glasgow and, like many west of S, but the spelling was altered in 1829.

Both textile and lumber mills flourished here, but none are still operating. The Findlay FoundryThe term foundry originally was a synonym for an ironworks or general metal works where casting operations were performed. In the 1980s the term foundry has come to be associated with contracted semiconductor manufacturing. The very first foundries were p operated in Carleton Place from the 1860's to 1974, making cast iron cookware and woodstove s. Some of the designs created by this company are still being made by another company. Today, the remaining mill buildings house condominiums and "high-tech" industry.

People born in Carleton Place include:

• Roy BrownCaptain Arthur Roy Brown ( DFC and bar) ( 23 December, 1893 9 March, 1944) was a Canadian World War I flying ace who is officially credited with shooting down Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron. Less well known, but perhaps much more surprising, Brown, credited with shooting down the Red Baron
• Leslie McFarlaneCharles Leslie McFarlane (October 25, 1902 — September 6, 1977) wrote 18 of the first 24 books in the Hardy Boys series of detective novels under the pen name Franklin W. See also: Stratemeyer Syndicate, Edward Stratemeyer., who wrote many of the original Hardy BoysThe Hardy Boys are the heroes of a popular series of detective books for boys. Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate created the plot outlines, while Leslie McFarlane wrote 18 of the first 24 books in the series, all under the pen-name books under the pen name Franklin W. DixonFranklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who wrote the Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Due to the popularity of the Syndicate's various series, its ghostwriters have produced "crossover" novels, containing

According to the 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap Statistics Canada Census:

• Population: 9,083
• % Change ( 1996- 2001): 7.1
• Dwellings: 3,504
• Area (sq. km.): 8.83
• Density (persons per sq. km.): 1,028.2