Ancaster in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
The Founding of Ancaster
Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 10, 2023
1. The Founding of Ancaster Marker
In 1791 James Wilson in partnership with Richard Beasley built a sawmill and a grist-mill on the site of this community. The mills were sold to Jean Baptiste Rousseaux (known as St. John) in 1794 and developed into a thriving pioneer enterprise. The settlement which grew around these mills became an important trading community, known by about 1800 as Ancaster. In 1805 Samuel and Richard Hatt, who had built the "Red Mill nearby in 1799, acquired extensive holdings in the vicinity, part of which they subdivided. The combined settlement grew rapidly and became a centre for water-powered industries until the end of the nineteenth century.
Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario
Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.
Location. 43° 13.533′ N, 79° 58.615′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Ancaster. It is on Wilson Street East 0.1 kilometers west of Sulphur Springs Road, on the right when traveling east. This marker is at the Ancaster Town
this page online
Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe, in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area, and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ancaster Township Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gore Gazette (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); St. Johns Church (about 150 meters away); Richardson-Farmer-Ashworth House (about 150 meters away); The Bloody Assize 1814 (about 210 meters away); Marr-Phillipo House (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Mills of Ancaster (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Ancaster Old Mill (approx. one kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.
Also see . . . Ancaster, Ontario (Wikipedia article).
Ancaster is a historic town in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, located on the Niagara Escarpment. Founded as a town in 1793, it immediately developed itself into one of the first important and influential early British Upper Canada communities established during the late 18th century eventually amalgamating with the city of Hamilton in 2001. By 1823, due in large part to its easily accessible water power and location at the juncture of prehistoric indigenous trading routes, Ancaster had become Upper Canada's largest industrial and commercial centre.
Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 10, 2023
2. The Founding of Ancaster Marker
Additional keywords. Ancaster Upper Canada
Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 10, 2023
3. The Founding of Ancaster Marker
ca 1907
4. Postcard of Wilson Street in the village of Ancaster, about 1907
Source: Ancesterhistory.ca
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 842 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 10, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
