WP#1 - N 45° 20.791 W 076° 02.271
Carp Exhibit Hall
The red painted frame building with white trim remains a focal
point in the Carp area to this day. It stands as one of the few
remaining octagonal fairground buildings once so popular in
Ontario, and continues to function as the main fairground hall.
ABCD = the date that the mural was completed. (lower left
corner.)
WP#2 - N 45° 20.603 W 076° 02.017
Carleton Masonic Lodge #465
Carleton Lodge was originally the old Presbyterian Church that
stood in Stittsville. It was purchased to replace the original
lodge that burned in the great fire in Carp in 1920. The interior
of the building holds the furniture used in the Lodge Le Havre in
France during the First World War. This was a military lodge opened
by the Allied forces serving at that time. The furniture is
accentuated by the beautiful stained glass windows in the building.
Please note there is a staircase, but no elevator to the lodge.
Enjoy your visit.
WP#3 - N 45° 21.063 W 076° 02.848
The Diefenbunker (1959)
Once a secret bunker meant to house the government in time of
nuclear war, the Diefenbunker is Canada’s Cold War Museum, a
National Historic Site and a unique engineering achievement.
Constructed 1959-1961 using the critical path method, the
four-storey subterranean complex was designed to be blast and
fallout resistant against the effects of nuclear attack. Interior
features include the blast tunnel, medical centre, decontamination
chamber, cafeteria, dormitories, Bank of Canada vault, War Cabinet
Room, Prime Minister’s private quarters, and CBC studio. Free
self-guided tour for top level. Tickets for guided underground
tours can be purchased at the gate and will run every hour on the
hour.
19EF = the date at the bottom-right corner of the
historic plaque.
WP#4 - N 45° 20.996 W 076° 03.389
Canadian Space Services Ltd.
In 1960, NATO and the Canadian Department of National Defence
built this satellite communications (SATCOM) station at 233 Craig
Side Road in Carp. It supports a 68-foot diameter metal space frame
radar dome (radome) on its roof, which provides environmental
protection for the 50-foot diameter SATCOM antenna it houses. The
antenna provided satellite communications between all NATO
countries until 1999 when NATO and DND decommissioned the site. In
1999, it was purchased by Canadian Space Services to serve as its
corporate headquarters.
GHIJ = the number on the hydro pole in front of the
building
The cache is hidden at N 45 21.C(J-I)(D-1) W 76
03.(G-1)CE
Bring a pen or pencil to log your find.
