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.
Both textile and lumber mills flourished here, but none are still operating. Today, the remaining mill buildings house condominiums and "high-tech" industry.
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