In 1998 work was progressing on renovating the Olde Barracks on Highway 29. People speak of abandonment for gas stations–now this is what one would call real abandonment.
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Newspaper photo from the Carleton Place Canadian files from the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum