Carp, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Carp is a large village
west of urban Ottawa
, Ontario
, Canada
.
The village takes its name from the Carp River
which runs through the village.
The main street was formerly a section of the Trans-Canada Highway
and carried much of the traffic coming from the west into Ottawa
. However the village has been bypassed with the development of the Highway 417
.
Carp was a rail stop on the Carleton Place, Arnprior, Renfrew Pembroke line, CARP.
With the amalgamation of municipal governments in the region in 2001, Carp is now governed as part of the new city of Ottawa. Carp is used as a mailing address for large areas of the former West Carleton Township. As such, residents of this large area will identify themselves as living in Carp although they may live large distances from the village proper.
Carp's main attraction is the Diefenbunker
, a Cold War
museum located just north of the village, and was featured in the film The Sum of All Fears
. Other attractions include a large farmers' market which is held each Saturday from May to October. The Carp Fair, held each year since 1880, is in September and is now located at the fairgrounds. The fair attracts people from all over the city every year.
Carp was also the site of an alleged 1992 UFO landing. It has been called "One Of The Most Significant Cases In UFO History." Someone dubbed 'Guardian' filmed the entire UFO crash. The American TV Show Unsolved Mysteries filmed an episode on Guardian in 1993.
There are three schools in the Carp area: Huntley Centennial Public School, St. Michael's (Corkery), and Venta, a private school.
The Ottawa/Carp Airport
is located south of the village.
initially took its name due to the overwhelming amount of the carp
fish that lived within it. In the early 19th century the river was overrun with the fish because farmers used to throw all of their dead animals in it.
Conversely, in "Carleton Saga" by Harry and Olive Walker, the over-abundant fish is said by early French explorers to be suckers and mud-pout, that in French translate as carpe.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
west of urban Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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.
The village takes its name from the Carp River
Carp River (Ottawa, Ontario)
The Carp River is a river in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It flows north from Kanata, passes through the town of Carp and empties into the Ottawa River at Fitzroy Harbour. The river is long and takes its name from the sucker fish, called carpes à cochon by the French, found in the river...
which runs through the village.
The main street was formerly a section of the Trans-Canada Highway
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
and carried much of the traffic coming from the west into Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. However the village has been bypassed with the development of the Highway 417
Highway 417 (Ontario)
King's Highway 417, also known as Highway 417 and the Queensway through Ottawa is a 400-series highways in the Canadian province of Ontario which connects Montreal with Ottawa. It is the backbone of the transportation system in the Ottawa region, where it forms part of the Queensway along with...
.
Carp was a rail stop on the Carleton Place, Arnprior, Renfrew Pembroke line, CARP.
With the amalgamation of municipal governments in the region in 2001, Carp is now governed as part of the new city of Ottawa. Carp is used as a mailing address for large areas of the former West Carleton Township. As such, residents of this large area will identify themselves as living in Carp although they may live large distances from the village proper.
Carp's main attraction is the Diefenbunker
CFS Carp
Canadian Forces Station Carp is a former Canadian military facility located in the rural farming community of Carp, Ontario, approximately 30 km west of Ottawa....
, a Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
museum located just north of the village, and was featured in the film The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears (film)
The Sum of All Fears is a 2002 American action film/political thriller directed by Phil Alden Robinson and based on the novel The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy...
. Other attractions include a large farmers' market which is held each Saturday from May to October. The Carp Fair, held each year since 1880, is in September and is now located at the fairgrounds. The fair attracts people from all over the city every year.
Carp was also the site of an alleged 1992 UFO landing. It has been called "One Of The Most Significant Cases In UFO History." Someone dubbed 'Guardian' filmed the entire UFO crash. The American TV Show Unsolved Mysteries filmed an episode on Guardian in 1993.
There are three schools in the Carp area: Huntley Centennial Public School, St. Michael's (Corkery), and Venta, a private school.
The Ottawa/Carp Airport
Ottawa/Carp Airport
Ottawa/Carp Airport or Carp Airport, , is located south of Carp, Ontario, Canada, a small village that is now part of Ottawa. Carp is the only airport in the Ottawa area where private hangar space is readily available, so it is a popular home base for local general aviation pilots.The airport had...
is located south of the village.
The Carp River
This riverRiver
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
initially took its name due to the overwhelming amount of the carp
Carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. The cypriniformes are traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since these groups have certain...
fish that lived within it. In the early 19th century the river was overrun with the fish because farmers used to throw all of their dead animals in it.
Conversely, in "Carleton Saga" by Harry and Olive Walker, the over-abundant fish is said by early French explorers to be suckers and mud-pout, that in French translate as carpe.
External links
- Official website of the annual Carp Fair
- History of Carp at the Farmers' Market website
- Huntley Centennial School Council website
- Website to preserve Carp's historic village character
Sources
- Carp Guardian Case retrieved 2007-11-02