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Beckwith, Ontario

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The township comprises the communities of Black's Corners, Franktown, Gillies Corners, Prospect, and the western half of Ashton (with the eastern half being within the City of Ottawa), as well as the lakeside communities of Gardiner Shore, Lake Park, Petrie Shore, Rathwell's Shore, Scotch Corners and
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with walking trails and a pond. The extensive grass area includes twelve soccer pitches, a baseball and a softball field, a coverall building and open space to hold civic events like Beckwith Heritage Days. The
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On the ninth Line Road, east of Blacks Corners, Beckwith Park is being developed. It includes an indoor hockey rink and soccer pitch and outdoor artificial turf for football, soccer and rugby. The park include
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Franktown promotes itself as the "Lilac Capital of Ontario". It is home to Lilac Lane, which features a beautiful park containing many lilac bushes that have grown there naturally over time, and where a
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Keddy, P.A. 2008. Earth, Water, Fire. An Ecological Profile of Lanark County. General Store Publishing House, Renfrew, Ontario. (revised from first edition 1999). Map 2.
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are also provincially significant. Within the town of Carleton Place, along the rapids of Mississippi River, there is a large and regionally significant
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Chapman,L.J. and D.F. Putnam. 1951. The Physiography of Southern Ontario. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. 284 p. plus map in four sections.
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Also located within Franktown are the Calvary Christian Academy, a private school, and the "Franktown General Store", which features a
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Beckwith was originally covered in deciduous forest, much of which has been cleared for agriculture. Common trees include
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festival is held the last Saturday of May. Within the park facility there is also a baseball diamond.
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which flooded the Beckwith area about ten thousand years ago at the end of the
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team played one season there while their new stadium was under construction.
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Anderson, T.W. 1989. Vegetation changes over 12,000 years. Geos 18:39-47.
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total private dwellings, a change of 18% from its 2016 population of
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Beckwith: Irish and Scottish Identities in a Canadian Community
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The area has two main physiographic types: clay deposits over
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Index

Franktown, Ontario
Township
lower-tier
Franktown
Beckwith is located in Southern Ontario
45°05′N 76°04′W / 45.083°N 76.067°W / 45.083; -76.067
Province
Ontario
County
Lanark
MP
Scott Reid
CPC
MPP
John Jordan
OPC
Time zone
UTC−05:00
EST
DST
UTC−04:00
Area codes
613
343
www.twp.beckwith.on.ca
township
Ontario
Lanark County
Mississippi River
National Capital Region

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