Woolen Mills of The Mississippi Valley
- Almonte
- Appleton Mill
- Bathurst Township Mill
- Beckwith Township
- Blakeney
- Carleton Place Mills
- Clayton Mill
- Dalhousie Township
- Fallbrook
- Ferguson’s Falls
- Glen Tay
- Herron’s Mills
- Huntsville Mill
- Innisville
- Lanark Mills
- Lanark Township
- Maberly
- North Burgess Township
- Pakenham
- Perth Mills
- Playfairville
- Youngville/Bennies Corners
The textile industry played a significant role in the founding and development of the Mississippi River Valley. Almonte became the capital of woolen industry in Canada and was known as “Little Manchester”.
Click on the links on the left to read mill histories of the Mississippi Valley

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TEXTILE MUSEUM
3 Rosamond Street East
Almonte, Ontario K0A 1A0
Phone: (613) 256-3754
Email: [email protected]
Year-Long Hours
The Museum is open from 1-4pm Tuesday thru Saturday. This includes the Permanent and Temporary Exhibits as well as the Gift Shop.