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Franktown is a community in Beckwith Township in eastern Ontario. It is located on Highway 15 between Carleton Place and Smiths Falls. County Road 10 (Perth Road) joining Richmond and Perth also passes through Franktown. Beckwith is a township in eastern Canada, in the County of Lanark on the Mississippi River. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) • Land 917,741 km² • Water 158,654 km² (14. ...
Mississippi River, Carleton Place Carleton Place (2005 population 9,600) is a town in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the County of Lanark, about one half-hour west of Ottawa on the southern branch of the Trans-Canada Highway. ...
Smiths Falls (2001 population 9,977) is a town on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada. ...
Richmond, Ontario is a quiet town situated south of Stittsville and north of North Gower. ...
Perth is a town in eastern Ontario, Canada (pop. ...
A lilac festival is held here near the end of May. Species About 20 species; see text. ...
An Environment Canada weather radar station is located at Franktown. The Department of the Environment, also referred to as Environment Canada, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for coordinating environmental policies and programs as well as preserving and enhancing the natural environment and conservation of wildlife. ...
This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ...
The Jock River originates in a marsh near Franktown. The Jock River is a tributary of the Rideau River, named after Jacques, a man who drowned in it in the early 19th century. ...
The town took its name from Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Cockburn, quartermaster for the settlement at Richmond, who built a storehouse here in 1818. Jump to: navigation, search Sir Francis Cockburn () (November 10, 1780-August 24, 1868) served in the British Army, played an important role in the early settlement of eastern Canada and was a colonial administrator. ...
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